Method for interacting with a toll system, and vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for interacting with a toll system, wherein, in order to grant entry into or exit from a toll road portion (1) at an access point (2) of the toll road portion (1), a user ID, which is stored in a toll device (3) inside the vehicle and is authorised to permit travelling on the toll road portion, can be transmitted wirelessly to the toll system, wherein a computing unit (4) of a vehicle (5) carrying the toll device (3) determines a location of the vehicle (5) by means of position determination means and compares it with a digital road map, wherein toll information is stored in the digital road map, which information at least describes whether a particular road portion is a toll road and, if so, by which toll company the particular road portion is managed and where access points (2) to the particular road portion are located. The authorised user ID is transmitted wirelessly to the access point (2); the computing unit (4) starts a timer when the vehicle (5) approaches a particular access point (2); the computing unit (4) detects communication disruption between the toll device (3) and the access point (2) if the computing unit (4) does not detect passing the access point (2) after the timer has exceeded a specified time limit; and, in this case: the computing unit (4) causes the authorised user ID, together with an access point reference, to be transmitted indirectly to the access point (2) via the Internet by means of a central computing apparatus (6); or the computing unit (4) causes the authorised user ID or an identifier representing the authorised user ID to be transmitted directly or indirectly from the toll device (3) to a mobile terminal (7) by means of the computing unit (4), wherein the user ID or the identifier can be read out from the mobile terminal (7) by the access point (2) through an input interface (8).

Description

[0001] Procedure for interaction with a toll system and vehicle

[0002] The invention relates to a method for interacting with a toll system according to the type defined in the preamble of claim 1 and to a vehicle for carrying out the method.

[0003] Various access control mechanisms are known for granting access to or exit from a toll road section. Typically, there are toll stations at the beginning and end of a toll road section with a barrier blocking access. To enter the toll road section, a ticket is taken, and the barrier opens. Upon exiting, the ticket is inserted into a corresponding machine, and the applicable toll fee can be paid. The disadvantage of these mechanisms is the high level of manual effort involved. For example, the driver must open their window and lean out to receive the corresponding ticket or pay it. This often results in long queues along the individual lanes in front of the barriers.

[0004] Automated toll systems are known to avoid these disadvantages. For example, the vehicle's license plate number can be deposited with a toll system operator for a prepaid fee. Cameras are installed at each toll station that scan the license plates of vehicles using the respective toll route. If a deposited license plate number is detected, the barrier opens, allowing access to or exit from the toll road section.

[0005] Transponder-based devices are also known. For example, a toll device is installed or carried in a vehicle, which stores a unique user ID. This user ID is linked to a personal user account of the respective driver with the respective toll system operator. When the vehicle approaches a toll station, the user ID is transmitted wirelessly to the toll station via the transponder. The toll station communicates with a central computing device, such as a cloud server, which stores information about which user IDs are authorized to use the corresponding toll route. If an authorized user ID is recognized, the barrier opens.

[0006] This often leads to problems. The radio connection between the transponder and the toll station can be disrupted. This is the case, for example, if there is snow on the windshield of the vehicle and a transponder attached to the windshield is being used. This means that the user ID cannot be transmitted and the barrier remains closed. The person driving the vehicle must then remove the transponder or the corresponding toll device and read an identification number or code printed on it, which they then enter manually via a terminal at the toll station. Such a transponder housing can also be provided with an optoelectronic code such as a barcode or QR code, which can be held up to a scanner at the toll station. The requirement to remove the transponder orHaving to pick up the toll device and manually interact with a toll station terminal results in significant time loss and reduces convenience for the driver. Furthermore, queues can form, which can put pressure on the driver and thus further reduce convenience.

[0007] WO 2022207324 A1 describes a generic method for interacting with a toll system. To grant entry into or exit from a toll road section at an access point of a toll road section, a user ID stored in an on-board toll device, which can be authorized to authorize access to the toll road section, is wirelessly transmitted to the toll system.A computing unit of a vehicle carrying the toll device uses positioning means to determine the vehicle's current position and compares the vehicle's position with a digital road map. The digital road map contains toll information that describes at least whether a particular road section is subject to tolls and, if so, which toll company manages the particular road section and where access points to the particular road section are located. According to the known method, a payment transaction can be processed when the vehicle approaches the toll road section, i.e., when a minimum distance of the vehicle falls below, in order to authorize the user ID after successful payment, i.e., to obtain authorization to use the road section for this user ID after payment.An identification feature assigned to the vehicle, such as an official vehicle license plate number and / or the user ID stored in the toll device or a transponder, can also be deposited with a billing service provider and / or the operator of the toll road section. When the vehicle reaches the access point, which may be equipped with a barrier, the barrier can be opened automatically if the authorized user ID, for example in the form of the vehicle license plate number, is recognized by the toll system, particularly by a camera. A transponder can wirelessly transmit the authorized user ID or the identification feature to the toll system, allowing the barrier to be opened and access to the road section permitted.

[0008] DE 10 2013 114 935 A1 discloses an internet-based payment for parking fees. For this purpose, an ID stored in an onboard unit is read wirelessly by an access control device, such as a barrier, and linked to parking information, such as the identification of the parking facility, applicable parking fees, or a parking duration. This information can be sent to a service provider to automatically process the payment for the parking transaction. It should be noted that, in the event of disruptions, proven payment methods such as swiping a ticket and manually paying at a payment machine on site can generally be used.

[0009] The present invention is based on the object of providing an improved method for interacting with a toll system, with the aid of which the user comfort is improved in a toll system based on radio technology for transmitting a user ID.

[0010] According to the invention, this object is achieved by a method for interacting with a toll system having the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments and further developments as well as a vehicle for carrying out the method emerge from the dependent claims.

[0011] In a method for interacting with a toll system of the type mentioned above, in order to grant entry into or exit from a toll road section at an access point of the toll road section, a user ID stored in a vehicle-internal toll device can be transmitted wirelessly to the toll system, wherein the user ID is authorized to authorize driving on the toll road section, and wherein a computing unit of a vehicle carrying the toll device determines a location of the vehicle with the aid of positioning means and compares it with a digital road map, wherein toll information is stored in the digital road map, which at least describes whether a respective road section is subject to toll and, if so, by which toll company the respective road section is administered and where access points to the respective road section are located.According to the invention, the method is further developed in that.

[0012] - the authorized user ID is transmitted wirelessly to the access point (2);

[0013] - the computing unit starts a timer when the vehicle approaches a respective access point;

[0014] - the processing unit detects a communication failure between the toll device and the access point if the processing unit detects no passage through the access point after the timer has exceeded a specified time limit; and in this case:

[0015] - the computing unit causes the authorized user ID, together with an access point reference, to be transmitted indirectly via a central computing device over the Internet to the access point; or

[0016] - the processing unit ensures that the authorised user ID or an identifier representing the user ID is transmitted from the toll device directly or indirectly via the processing unit to a mobile terminal, whereby the user ID or the identifier can be read from the mobile terminal by the access point via an input interface.

[0017] The method according to the invention increases user comfort in the event of a communication disruption between the toll device and the access point by minimizing the manual effort required by the driver to still allow passage through the access point. The processing unit first automatically determines whether a communication disruption exists at all. If so, various solutions are provided depending on the situation.

[0018] The access point may be a toll station, in particular one with a barrier, to prevent further travel, for example to enter or leave the section of road being travelled on.

[0019] According to a first embodiment, the user ID stored in the toll device can be automatically transmitted to the access point via the central computer, allowing entry into or exit from the toll road section. This is particularly convenient because this approach requires no manual effort from the driver. In this context, "transmitted to the access point" means both a direct transmission to the access point and an indirect transmission via a backend of the respective toll company. In a direct transmission, the user ID itself can be transmitted to the access point, whereupon the access point checks whether the respective user ID is authorized to pass through the access point. For this purpose, the access point can access a computer in which the corresponding authorization information is stored.This can also be a computing device external to the access point, such as the toll company's backend. With indirect transmission, the user ID is transmitted to the toll company's backend, whereupon, after successful authentication, the backend sends a command to the access point to allow further travel, for example, to open the barrier.

[0020] Alternatively, the user ID or an identifier representing the user ID can be transmitted to a mobile device of the person driving the vehicle, such as a smartphone, tablet computer, wearable device, or the like. The identifier can be, for example, a checksum, a code, an optoelectronic code, or the like. The identifier can then be shown on a display device of the mobile device. The person driving the vehicle can then point the mobile device to an input interface of the access point. The input interface can be, for example, a keypad, a camera, a scanner, or the like. Using a camera or scanner, the user ID or the identifier can be automatically read by the access point from the display device of the mobile device. However, it is also possible for the person driving the vehicle to enter the user ID or the identifier themselves.reads the identifier and enters it manually via the keypad. In any case, it is not necessary for the driver to pick up the toll device or a transponder, or even remove it from a corresponding holder on the vehicle.

[0021] The mobile device can be linked to the computing unit or to the toll device. Linking is possible, for example, via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or wired, such as a USB cable. This enables direct transmission of the user ID or identifier to the mobile device. The user ID or identifier can also be transmitted to mobile devices that are not linked to the computing unit or toll device. For example, the computing unit can control an in-vehicle display device such as the display of a head unit, an instrument cluster, or the like, to display the user ID or identifier. The mobile device can be equipped with visual recording devices such as a camera. This makes it possible to photograph the identifier or user ID issued in the vehicle with the mobile device.The photo or a display content generated from it can then be displayed on the display of the mobile device and thus used to interact with the input interface.

[0022] Preferably, an attempt is first made to determine whether fully automatic transmission of the user ID via the internet to the access point is possible. If this is not possible, the next attempt is to automatically transmit the user ID or identifier to the mobile device. If this is also not possible, the final step is to visually display the user ID or identifier in the vehicle so that the driver can photograph the user ID or identifier. Of course, the driver can also read the user ID or identifier directly from the display in the vehicle, memorize it, and then enter it manually via an input interface designed as a keypad. The vehicle can, for example, be equipped with a navigation device as a positioning device. The navigation system can be based on the use of a global navigation satellite system such as GPS, Galileo, Beidou, or the like.Particularly when multiple such systems, such as GPS and Galileo, are used, the vehicle's geoposition can be determined with particular precision. The digital road map shows which roads or road sections are subject to tolls. It also indicates which toll company manages them. This information is used to determine to which company the user ID should be sent, or which user ID needs to be read, since different toll companies may maintain different user IDs. The toll information also includes the locations of the access points to and from the toll road section. This enables the processing unit to detect the vehicle's approach to a particular access point.

[0023] Approaches can be detected based on various approaches. For example, a specified radius can be defined for a particular access point, whereby the vehicle is then deemed to be approaching the respective access point if the vehicle falls within a specified distance of this radius or enters a circle defined by the radius. The toll information can also include information describing which payment methods can be used to pay the toll with the respective toll company. In addition, the payment information of the person driving the vehicle can also be stored in the processing unit, which is then transmitted together with the user ID, enabling a seamless payment process.

[0024] The user ID and, if applicable, any additional payment information can generally already be stored in the central computing device. The central computing device is, for example, a cloud server of the vehicle manufacturer of the driver's vehicle. The vehicle manufacturer thus acts as a link between the driver and the toll company. In particular, the driver will use various services provided by the vehicle manufacturer that require the vehicle manufacturer to store personal data and payment information. Thus, the vehicle manufacturer already has the information necessary to process the toll payment process and to grant access to or exit from the toll road section.

[0025] The specified time limit can vary depending on the situation. For example, longer time limits, such as two or five minutes, can be used for toll stations with comparatively few lanes, while a comparatively shorter time limit, such as 30 seconds, 45 seconds, or one minute, can be used for toll stations with comparatively many lanes. In particular, the timer is started when the computing unit determines, based on the position of the vehicle and the position of the access point, that the vehicle is in the immediate vicinity of a respective access point, for example, two meters in front of a respective barrier. Preferably, a check is also carried out to see whether the vehicle is stationary. This is an indication that the barrier is not opening, which in turn is an indication of a disrupted radio connection.With a functioning radio connection, the barrier would open as the vehicle approaches the barrier. Therefore, the vehicle would not come to a standstill.

[0026] When the user ID is automatically forwarded to the access point via the internet, the access point reference is transmitted along with the user ID. This access point reference is required so that a corresponding backend of the toll company can perform an assignment and transmit the user ID or an entry or exit confirmation to the respective access point to open the barrier or authorize access. The access point reference can be determined by the processing unit in various ways.

[0027] For example, the access point reference of a particular access point can also be included in the toll information, i.e., in the digital road map. However, the vehicle can also be equipped with optical recording devices such as cameras, which allow the recording of visual features of the access point. For example, an access point ID can be visibly displayed at a corresponding access point, which can then be read by the vehicle using the camera. As already mentioned, a backend of the toll company can be used to control the access point.

[0028] The authorized user ID authorizes the vehicle or user to drive on the toll road section, and according to the method according to the invention, this is possible even if the direct communication between the toll device and the access point is disrupted, because according to the method according to the invention, other communication channels are provided for transmitting the authorized user ID.

[0029] An advantageous further development of the method provides that the computing unit concludes that the vehicle does not pass the access point by, after the timer has expired:

[0030] - the computing unit monitors the movement of the vehicle and determines that the vehicle is stationary or has been stationary at least until the time limit has been reached after the timer has started; and / or

[0031] - the processing unit compares the position of the vehicle with the position of the access point and detects that the vehicle is in front of the access point in the direction of travel when the time limit is reached; and / or

[0032] - the vehicle records its surroundings using a surrounding camera and the processing unit detects, by evaluating the camera images generated by the surrounding camera, that the vehicle is in front of the access point in the direction of travel; and / or

[0033] - the processing unit receives a manual user input indicating the communication failure.

[0034] The detection options listed above can be used individually or in combination. Combining them allows for particularly reliable determination of whether the vehicle has passed the access point or not, which is a corresponding indication of the communication disruption. Detecting a vehicle's presence in front of the access point based on the vehicle being stationary at least until the time limit is reached is a particularly simple method. This reduces the effort required to implement the method according to the invention. Detecting a vehicle's presence in front of the access point based on the determined position of the vehicle and comparing it with the position of the access point stored in the digital road map is more complex, but allows for even more reliable detection of whether the vehicle is in front of the access point in the direction of travel or has passed it.With the purely time-based variant, there is a risk that the vehicle does not stop directly in front of the access point, for example, the barrier in question, but that another vehicle with a communication disruption blocks the onward journey. In this case, there may not be a communication disruption between the toll device of the vehicle's own vehicle and the access point. Based on the vehicle's current position, it could be determined that the vehicle is still far enough away from the actual access point, which could be used to wait for the actual transmission of the user ID to the access point via the internet or to the mobile device. In particular, the vehicle can also be assigned to a lane at the access point. However, this requires a relatively precise determination of the current position.

[0035] Alternatively or additionally, camera-based environmental detection can also be performed by the processing unit. This also enables particularly reliable detection of the presence in front of the access point. As already mentioned, visual characteristics of the access point can also be recorded, allowing the vehicle to be assigned to a lane and thus to a specific barrier.

[0036] However, if all the methods mentioned above fail, it is also possible to inform the processing unit that passage through the access point is not possible via manual user input. For example, the driver can tap a corresponding control panel displayed on a touch-sensitive display in the vehicle. This control panel can be labeled "Malfunction" and is automatically displayed, for example, when the vehicle approaches the respective access point.

[0037] A further advantageous embodiment of the method according to the invention further provides that, before the computing unit transmits the user ID to the access point or the user ID or identifier to the mobile device, the computing unit proactively queries the user via a human-machine interface as to whether passing through the access point is desired, and the corresponding transmission only occurs once the user query is confirmed. This prevents accidental and thus unwanted transmission of the user ID or identifier. Various devices can be used as the human-machine interface. For example, interaction between the person driving the vehicle and the vehicle or computing unit is possible via voice.For example, acoustic instructions can be provided as a spoken message in the vehicle, and a spoken response from the driver can be recorded via a microphone. Visual information can also be displayed on in-vehicle displays. The driver can then respond using a touchscreen, for example. The mobile device can also be used as a user interface thanks to its connection to the processing unit or toll device.

[0038] According to a further advantageous embodiment of the method, the user query is additionally used to query whether the user ID should be transmitted to the access point via the central computing device or whether the user ID or the identifier should be transmitted to the mobile device. This allows the person driving the vehicle to decide, each time a communication disruption occurs between the toll device and the access point, how the user ID should be transmitted to the access point to authorize further travel. In general, a presetting can also be made as to which of the aforementioned methods should preferably be implemented as the standard variant. Particularly preferably, the three different reaction options are carried out automatically one after the other, starting from the highest degree of automation and ending with the variant requiring the greatest manual effort.

[0039] Preferably, the user ID or identifier is transmitted exclusively to authorized mobile devices. This prevents or at least complicates the compromise of the user ID transmission by an attacker. If the user ID or identifier is transmitted to a mobile device, there is a general risk that an attacker external to the vehicle could cause the transmission to their own mobile device. The attacker could also be responsible for the communication disruption between the toll device and the access point. If the user ID or identifier is then transmitted to the attacker's mobile device, the attacker can use the stolen user ID to pass through the access point. This would incur costs for the actual owner of the user ID.

[0040] A mobile device can be considered authorized if it is paired with the processing unit or toll device. As already mentioned, this pairing can be established via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or even a wired connection. Additionally, the mobile device can also be identified, and only those mobile devices included in a positive list are considered authorized. A mobile device can be identified, for example, via a serial number, a dedicated SIM card, a Bluetooth address, a MAC address, or similar.

[0041] In general, it would be possible for an attacker to disrupt the communication connection between the access point and the toll company's backend. In this case, the access point would no longer be able to verify whether, despite receiving a user ID, the user is authorized to pass through the access point. Accordingly, the respective barrier would remain closed. In this case, an existing communication connection between the vehicle and the internet, in particular to the central computing device, could be used to exchange the relevant data. The user ID could be sent via the central computing device to the toll company's backend, which would verify it and determine that passing through the access point is permitted. The backend then forwards authorization information to the central computing device.This release information is then transmitted from the central processing unit to the vehicle's processing unit and transferred to the mobile device in the form of an optoelectronic code. This optoelectronic code then simply contains coded information for the access point, indicating that it should authorize the onward journey, for example, by opening the corresponding barrier. This ensures that the driver can continue driving in a particularly reliable manner. In a vehicle with a processing unit and a toll device, the processing unit and the toll device are configured according to the invention to carry out a method described above. The vehicle can be any vehicle, such as a car, truck, van, bus, or the like.

[0042] Further advantageous embodiments of the method according to the invention for interacting with the toll system also emerge from the exemplary embodiment, which is described in more detail below with reference to the figure.

[0043] Figure 1 shows a schematic plan view of a toll station with a disrupted radio connection.

[0044] Figure 1 shows a plan view of an access point 2 to a toll road section 1. In Figure 1, the toll road section 1 is located behind the access point 2 in the direction of travel. Thus, the access point 2 serves to control entry into the toll road section 1. In general, however, it would also be possible for the toll road section 1 to be located in front of the access point 2 in the direction of travel and thus represent the access point 2 for controlling an exit from the toll road section 1.

[0045] Access point 2 is formed by a toll station 2.4. Toll station 2.4, in turn, comprises a barrier 2.1 for each lane to allow a respective vehicle 5 to continue driving. Barriers 2.1 can be centrally controlled by a computer 2.3 or each have its own control unit. For automated toll collection, vehicle 5 has a toll device 3 in which a user ID of the person driving vehicle 5 is stored. The user ID is linked to a user account of the person driving vehicle 5 with a toll company operating access point 2. If access point 2 receives an authorized user ID, vehicle 5 is permitted to continue driving. The user ID is typically transmitted from toll device 3 to access point 2 via radio. For this purpose, toll device 3 comprises suitable transmission means such as a transponder or an antenna 9. Toll station 2.4 also has at least one antenna 2.2 for receiving the user ID. The toll station 2.4 can, as shown in Figure 1, have a central antenna 2.2 or individual antennas for individual lanes or for each barrier 2.1.

[0046] As indicated by a lightning bolt in Figure 1, the radio connection between antennas 2.2 and 9 is disrupted. The transmission of the user ID from the toll device 3 to the toll station 2.4 via radio is therefore not possible. Using a method according to the invention, the user effort required to ensure continued travel for vehicle 5 can now be reduced.

[0047] A computing unit 4 of the vehicle 5 determines the current position of the vehicle 5 and compares this with a digital road map. The digital road map stores toll information which describes the exact location of access points 2 of a respective toll road section 1 and which toll company operates them. This enables the computing unit 4 to detect that the vehicle 5 is approaching the access point 2. According to the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, a stop zone 10 is defined for each barrier 2.1, and a timer is started when the vehicle 5 enters this zone. The timer can also only be started when the vehicle 5 comes to a stop in the stop zone 10. If the timer expires, i.e. if the timer exceeds a specified time limit, this is an indication that the respective barrier 2.1 remains closed, which in turn is an indication that the radio connection between antennas 2.2 and 9 is disrupted.

[0048] The computing unit 4 then preferably automatically, if necessary also only through a manual user input, causes the user ID from the toll device 3 to be transmitted via a wireless communication interface 11 of the vehicle 5, for example via a mobile network, to a central computing device 6. The central computing device 6 is, for example, a cloud server of a vehicle manufacturer. The user ID can already be stored in the central computing device 6. In this case, the computing unit 4 sends a request to forward the user ID via the wireless communication interface 11. Together with the authorized user ID or this request, an access point reference is transmitted to the central computing device 6, whereby the central computing device 6 is informed which vehicle 5 or which person driving the vehicle wishes to pass through which access point 2 of a respective toll company.The central computing device 6 then contacts a backend 12 of the respective toll company. The backend 12 can also be a cloud server. The backend 12 is communicatively connected to the computing device 2.3 of the toll station 2.4 via a communication link, for example, also via the internet. Thus, the user ID or a request to open the barrier 2.1 is forwarded from the backend 12 via the computing device 2.3 to control the respective barrier 2.1. This allows the vehicle 5 to continue driving particularly conveniently, without requiring any manual effort from the driver.

[0049] In some cases, the forwarding of the user ID or the request to open the barrier via the central computing device 6 and the backend 12 to the computing device 2.3 may be disrupted. To still enable convenient onward travel, the user ID from the toll device 3 or an identifier representing the respective user ID, for example a sequence of numbers, a password, an optoelectronic code, or the like, can also be transmitted to a mobile terminal 7 of the person driving the vehicle. For example, an optoelectronic code is transmitted to the mobile terminal 7 and shown on a display device of the mobile terminal 7. Each barrier 2.1 has an input interface 8, in this case a camera or a scanner. The optoelectronic code can be read from the mobile terminal 7 via the input interface 8. The barrier 2.1 then opens and allows the vehicle to continue driving.

[0050] If an automatic transmission of the user ID or identifier from the computing unit 4 to the mobile terminal 7 is also not possible, the corresponding information can also be displayed on a display device in the vehicle 5 and photographed using the mobile terminal 7.

[0051] The method according to the invention allows the vehicle 5 to pass through the access point 2 when the radio connection between the toll device 3 and the access point 2 is restricted or blocked. Normally, the driver would have to manually read the user ID or a corresponding identifier from an outer skin of the toll device 3 or a corresponding transponder. To do this, the toll device 3 or the transponder must be picked up, which involves considerable effort. However, using the method according to the invention, the user ID can be transmitted to the access point 2 by another means, preferably with a particularly high degree of automation, so that the barrier 2.1 can open.

Claims

Patent claims Method for interaction with a toll system, wherein in order to grant entry into or exit from a toll road section (1) at an access point (2) of the toll road section (1), a user ID stored in a vehicle-internal toll device (3), which is authorized to authorize driving on the toll road section, can be transmitted wirelessly to the toll system, wherein - a computing unit (4) of a vehicle (5) carrying the toll device (3) determines a current position of the vehicle (5) with the aid of position-determining means and compares it with a digital road map, wherein toll information is stored in the digital road map, which at least describes whether a respective road section is subject to toll and, if so, by which toll company the respective road section is administered and where access points (2) to the respective road section are located, characterized in that - the authorized user ID is transmitted wirelessly to the access point (2); - the computing unit (4) starts a timer when the vehicle (5) approaches a respective access point (2); - the computing unit (4) detects a communication fault between the toll device (3) and the access point (2) if the computing unit (4) detects no passage of the access point (2) after the timer has exceeded a specified time limit; and in this case: - the computing unit (4) causes the authorized user ID, together with an access point reference, to be transmitted indirectly via a central computing device (6) over the Internet to the access point (2); or - the computing unit (4) causes the authorized user ID or an identifier representing the authorized user ID to be read from the toll device (3) directly or indirectly via the computing unit (4) to a mobile terminal (7), wherein the user ID or the identifier can be read from the access point (2) via an input interface (8) on the mobile terminal (7). Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the computing unit (4) concludes that the vehicle (5) does not pass the access point (2) by, after the timer has expired: - the computing unit (4) monitors the movement of the vehicle (5) and determines that the vehicle (5) is essentially stationary or has been stationary after the timer has started, at least until the time limit has been reached; and / or - the computing unit (4) compares the current position of the vehicle (5) with the position of the access point (2) and detects that the vehicle (5) is in front of the access point (2) in the direction of travel when the time limit is reached; and / or - the vehicle (5) records its surroundings by means of an environmental camera and the computing unit (4) detects, by evaluating camera images generated by the environmental camera, that the vehicle (5) is in front of the access point (2) in the direction of travel; and / or - the computing unit (4) receives a manual user input indicating the communication disruption. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that before the computing unit (4) transmits the user ID to the access point (2) or the user ID or identifier to the mobile terminal (7), the computing unit (4) proactively queries the user via a human-machine interface as to whether passing through the access point (2) is desired, and the corresponding transmission only occurs when the user query is confirmed. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that, by means of the user query, a query is additionally made as to whether the authorized user ID should be transmitted via the central computing device (6) to the access point (2) or whether the user ID or the identifier should be transmitted to the mobile terminal (7). Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the user ID or the identifier is transmitted exclusively to authorized mobile terminals (7). Vehicle (5) with a computing unit (4) and a toll device (3), for carrying out a method according to one of claims 1 to 5.

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