Vehicle Sharing Toll Fee Real-Time Settlement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle sharing services face challenges in accurately and timely charging toll fees to users, leading to potential disputes due to the use of postpaid hi-pass electronic cards that perform monthly settlements.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for providing a vehicle sharing service that utilizes artificial intelligence to process shared vehicle toll fees in real time, integrating a vehicle terminal, a shared vehicle driver terminal, and a vehicle sharing server to verify and settle toll fees promptly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If postpaid hi-pass electronic cards are used for toll fee settlement, then the system is simple to operate, but the toll fees are charged after a long time has elapsed leading to disputes
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by verifying and settling toll fees in real-time at the moment of vehicle passage through the toll gate, rather than waiting for monthly settlement. The server receives toll gate information, identifies the shared vehicle, and charges the user's account immediately, eliminating the time delay while maintaining ease of operation through automated processes.
2Measurement precision
If real-time toll fee verification and settlement is implemented, then the toll fees are charged accurately and timely, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs multiple functions: it manages user accounts, receives toll gate information, identifies shared vehicles through plate number recognition, verifies user accounts, and processes payments. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single multi-functional server, the system achieves real-time accurate toll fee charging without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between the toll gate system and the user's account system. It receives toll gate information, processes the identification and verification, and coordinates the charge to the user's account. This intermediary role enables accurate real-time settlement while managing system complexity through centralized coordination rather than direct complex interactions between multiple systems.
3Ease of operation
If monthly settlement is used, then the system is simple to operate, but disputes arise between service providers and users
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by providing real-time information to users about toll fees incurred during their vehicle usage. Users can verify charges immediately after each toll passage through the application, creating transparency and trust. This real-time feedback mechanism eliminates disputes by allowing users to confirm accurate charging while maintaining ease of operation through automated verification.
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AI summary
A method for providing a vehicle sharing service in a vehicle sharing server that is linked to a vehicle terminal mounted on a shared vehicle through a communication network comprises steps of: receiving, from the vehicle terminal, a toll fee adjustment request message including information on a vehicle identifier corresponding to the shared vehicle and a paid toll fee; identifying a current driver account of the shared vehicle corresponding to the vehicle identifier; summing the paid toll fee and a usage fee of the identified driver account; and transmitting, to the vehicle terminal, a toll fee adjustment completion message including the information on the summed toll fee and information on the usage fee after summing the fees.