EP1376477B1 - System for acquisition of usage costs - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a user fee entry system in which the user fee for a road network on board a vehicle using the road network is determined.
- the vehicle has a position determination via a satellite navigation system, Global Navigation Satellite System - abbreviation: GNSS, such. GPS or Galileo.
- GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
- a digital map of a traffic route network is stored, based on which the user fee for the road network in the vehicle is determined.
- Data of the road network and / or charging parameters stored in the vehicle can be transmitted via a cellular mobile radio network, cellular network abbreviation: CN, z.
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- German patent application DE 100 46 166 A1 a user charge detection system is to be seen, which shows a vehicle arranged in the communication device, which is capable of detecting the reaching or exceeding of validity limits in the electronic road map and, depending on the user to update the road map or at least the associated entries via a display ,
- the invention is based on the object to provide a fee collection system with a simpler design of the communication.
- the vehicle unit can turn off the GSM module if no communication is required. This reduces the load on the mobile network considerably.
- the network operators can accept tariffs that are significantly lower than in today's version with permanent hand-over processes.
- GNSS / CN road toll collection systems will transmit the operating data, ie the details of the vehicle class definition, the tariff models and tariffs as well as the location and account assignment of the paid road sections using either a mobile point-to-point or a point-to-multipoint communication. Whenever these data change, they are transferred to the vehicles. At a point to point connection in each vehicle individually, at a point to multipoint connection with a message "to all". In the latter case, it must not be assumed that this will reach all vehicles, so that this message must be repeated at well-chosen intervals.
- the vehicle units receive these messages and thus keep their data, after which they carry out the fee determination always up to date.
- Such a designed communication model works, but has the disadvantage that it generates a significant load in the mobile network, because the mobile network tries to constantly track the communication module in the vehicle and tries to constantly build a possible connection stable with new transmitting stations.
- these "hand-over" processes in a typical application, there is more load on the mobile network, e.g. As GSM generated, as by the rare and also short data transfers.
- a mobile communications provider will therefore be reluctant to provide low monthly rates for these mobile terminals.
- the operating costs of this road charging system are therefore unfavorably high.
- the solution proposed here avoids this disadvantage by the entire communication concept is constructed so that any need for communication between the vehicle unit and the center is always detected in the vehicle unit.
- This is achieved by using the records that describe the operation of the Define vehicle device, ie vehicle class definitions, tariff models, rate tables and road definitions with tariff model assignment and account assignment each have a date after which the validity is no longer guaranteed. This corresponds approximately to an expiration date.
- vehicle device can open the communication to the control center and specifically ask for the required record. The head office will respond immediately thereafter and bring the vehicle unit back into the state that it recognizes itself that no further data will be needed in the near future.
- the communication from the center is therefore advantageously designed so that no point to multipoint data distributions are provided.
- the vehicle device can recognize that a communication is not needed and thus decide for yourself to switch off the communication module. This remains switched off until it is recognized again by the vehicle device itself that this phase comes to an end and in a short time another expiration date is reached.
- the communication module in the vehicle is then switched on again by the vehicle device itself and the network functions enable access to the control center.
- the communication module In the phase in which the communication module is switched off, it does not generate any load in the network because no " hand-over" processes take place. Although it is not accessible from the head office, but that is not necessary, since the communication concept, this case, as shown above, not needed.
- the device 20 shown in FIG. 1 comprises a GNSS receiver 30, a memory 40, a computing device 50 and a communication device 60, which may be e.g. B. is designed as a mobile phone.
- the devices 30, 40, 50 and 60 may be interconnected discretely by lines and / or networked by a data bus. Mixed forms of the topologies, discrete connection and / or data bus are also conceivable. It is also conceivable to accommodate the components of the device 20 in a housing.
- the device 20 transmits to the fixed center data related to the calculated charges in the vehicle.
- charges calculated by the computing device 50 are added up and stored. If a certain amount is reached, this is transmitted to the central office.
- Such a procedure is described in the EP 0 741 891 B2 described herein by reference.
- the assignment of fees to an account managed in the central office then takes place, for example, by the fact that, as in EP 0 741 891 B2 described together with the fee amount an identification of an account is transmitted to the headquarters. It is additionally possible that the assignment of the charges incurred in the vehicle for individual road sections to an account takes place via the operating data which are transmitted from the center to the vehicle.
- the data communication that takes place between the device 20 and the center is in the DE 4304838 C2 described herein by reference. It will be the Update of route data, fare class models and charge class models. This update is realized by data transfer from the center to the device 20.
- the communication of the device 20 with the center is designed so that any communication is initiated only by the device in the vehicle.
- data which is transmitted from the central office to the device 20 is provided with a date, a type of expiration date. Until this date, the data is considered current. Using this date, the facility 20 is then able to determine when to request a transfer of up-to-date data from the central office.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Benutzungsgebührenerfassungssystem, bei dem die Benutzungsgebühr für ein Wegenetz an Bord eines das Wegenetz benutzenden Fahrzeuges ermittelt wird. Hierzu verfügt das Fahrzeug über eine Positionsbestimmung über ein Satellitennavigationssystem, Global Navigation Satellite System - Abkürzung: GNSS, wie z. B. GPS oder Galileo. Im Fahrzeug ist eine digitale Karte eines Verkehrswegenetzes gespeichert, anhand derer die Benutzungsgebühr für das Wegenetz im Fahrzeug ermittelt wird. Im Fahrzeug gespeicherte Daten des Wegenetzes und/oder Gebührenparameter können über ein zellulares Mobilfunknetz, Cellular Network - Abkürzung: CN, z. B. GSM, GPRS oder UMTS, aktualisiert werden. Ein solches Straßengebührenerfassungssystem ist in der
Heute wird in bordautonomen Gebührenerfassungssystemen für die Übertragung der Betriebsdaten und Zahlungszertifikate GSM verwendet. Damit fahren die Fahrzeuge mit einem eingeschalteten GSM Modul im Fahrzeug, das nur selten tatsächlich für die Übertragung von Daten genutzt wird. Durch die ständige Bewegung des Fahrzeuges wird die Verbindung des GSM-Moduls zu GSM-Netz ständig optimiert und von einer Sendestation, BTS, zur anderen umgeschaltet. Das führt zu einer erheblichen Last im Netz, die in diesem Fall deutlich größer ist als die Netzlast der Datenübertragung selbst. Damit ist ein Netzanbieter nur schwer bereit, die monatlichen Grundpreise für den Betrieb der Fahrzeugeinheit zur Gebührenerfassung zu senken.Today, bordautonomous toll collection systems are used for the transmission of operating data and payment certificates GSM. Thus, the vehicles drive with a GSM module switched on in the vehicle, which is rarely actually used for the transmission of data. Due to the constant movement of the vehicle, the connection of the GSM module to GSM network is constantly optimized and switched from one transmitting station, BTS, to the other. This leads to a considerable load in the network, which in this case is significantly greater than the network load of the data transmission itself. This is a network provider difficult to reduce the monthly base prices for operating the vehicle unit for billing.
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Der Erfindung liegt nun die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Gebührenerfassungssystem mit einer einfacheren Gestaltung der Kommunikation zu schaffen.The invention is based on the object to provide a fee collection system with a simpler design of the communication.
Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Die abhängigen Ansprüche betreffen vorteilhafte Aus- und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung.This object is solved by the features of claim 1. The dependent claims relate to advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention.
Erfindungsgemäß sind die Regeln der Kommunikation zwischen Fahrzeug und Zentrale so gestaltet, dass immer das Fahrzeug eine Kommunikation mit einigen Datenpaketen in beide Richtungen eröffnet, dann kann die Fahrzeugeinheit das GSM Modul ausschalten wenn keine Kommunikation erforderlich ist. Damit sinkt die Last auf dem Mobilfunknetz erheblich.According to the rules of communication between the vehicle and the control center are designed so that always the vehicle opens a communication with some data packets in both directions, then the vehicle unit can turn off the GSM module if no communication is required. This reduces the load on the mobile network considerably.
Wenn die in den Fahrzeugen benutzten CN-Module, z. B. GSM-Module, den größten Teil der Zeit ausgeschaltet sind und so für das Netz keine Last darstellen, dann können die Netzbetreiber Tarife akzeptieren, die deutlich niedriger liegen als in der heute üblichen Version mit dauernden hand-over Prozessen.If the CN modules used in the vehicles, eg. B. GSM modules, the majority of the time are turned off and thus pose no burden on the network, then the network operators can accept tariffs that are significantly lower than in today's version with permanent hand-over processes.
In GNSS/CN Straßengebührenerfassungssystemen wird zur Übermittlung der Betriebsdaten, also der Details der Fahrzeugklassendefinition, der Tarifmodelle und Tarife sowie der Lage und Kontozuordnung der zu bezahlenden Straßenabschnitte entweder eine mobile Punkt zu Punkt- oder eine Punkt zu Multipunktkommunikation verwendet. Wenn immer sich diese Daten ändern, werden sie in die Fahrzeuge übertragen. Bei einer Punkt zu Punkt Verbindung in jedes Fahrzeuge einzeln, bei einer Punkt zu Multipunkt Verbindung mit einer Meldung "an alle". Im letzteren Fall darf nicht davon ausgegangen werden, dass das alle Fahrzeuge auch erreicht, so dass diese Meldung in günstig gewählten Abständen wiederholt werden muss.In GNSS / CN road toll collection systems will transmit the operating data, ie the details of the vehicle class definition, the tariff models and tariffs as well as the location and account assignment of the paid road sections using either a mobile point-to-point or a point-to-multipoint communication. Whenever these data change, they are transferred to the vehicles. At a point to point connection in each vehicle individually, at a point to multipoint connection with a message "to all". In the latter case, it must not be assumed that this will reach all vehicles, so that this message must be repeated at well-chosen intervals.
Die Fahrzeugeinheiten empfangen diese Meldungen und halten so ihr Datenmaterial, nach dem sie die Gebührenermittlung durchführen immer auf dem neuesten Stand.The vehicle units receive these messages and thus keep their data, after which they carry out the fee determination always up to date.
Das erfordert, dass während der Kommunikation mit der Zentrale die Kommunikationseinrichtung im Fahrzeug eingeschaltet und empfangsbereit ist. Da aber die Zeit der möglichen Übertragung im Fahrzeuggerät nicht bekannt ist, und da auch keine vereinbarte Kommunikationszeit genutzt werden kann, da man nicht voraussetzten kann, wann das Fahrzeug fährt und damit eingeschaltet ist, wird die Kommunikationsanlage im Fahrzeug so lange eingeschaltet gelassen, wie das Fahrzeug fährt. Das ermöglicht dann auch jeder Zeit, die angefallenen Zahlungszertifikate zur Zentrale zu übermitteln und deren Quittung zu empfangen.This requires that during communication with the center, the communication device in the vehicle is turned on and ready to receive. However, since the time of the possible transmission in the vehicle unit is not known, and since no agreed communication time can be used, since one can not assume when the vehicle is running and thus turned on, the communication system in the vehicle is left on as long as that Vehicle drives. This also makes it possible at any time to transfer the accrued payment certificates to the central office and to receive their receipt.
Ein so gestaltetes Kommunikationsmodell funktioniert, hat aber den Nachteil, dass es eine erhebliche Last im Mobilfunknetz erzeugt, denn das Mobilfunknetz versucht das Kommunikationsmodul im Fahrzeug ständig zu verfolgen und versucht, so ständig mit neuen Sendestationen eine mögliche Verbindung stabil aufzubauen. Mit diesen "Hand-Over" Prozessen wird in einer typischen Anwendung mehr Last im Mobilfunknetz, z. B. GSM, erzeugt, als durch die seltenen und zudem kurzen Datenübertragungen.Such a designed communication model works, but has the disadvantage that it generates a significant load in the mobile network, because the mobile network tries to constantly track the communication module in the vehicle and tries to constantly build a possible connection stable with new transmitting stations. With these "hand-over" processes, in a typical application, there is more load on the mobile network, e.g. As GSM generated, as by the rare and also short data transfers.
Ein Mobilkommunikationsanbieter wird deshalb zögerlich sein, günstige monatliche Grundpreise für diese mobilen Terminals zu gewähren. Die Betriebskosten dieses Straßengebührenerfassungssystem sind deshalb ungünstig hoch.A mobile communications provider will therefore be reluctant to provide low monthly rates for these mobile terminals. The operating costs of this road charging system are therefore unfavorably high.
Die hier vorgeschlagene Lösung vermeidet diesen Nachteil, indem das gesamte Kommunikationskonzept so aufgebaut ist, dass jeder Bedarf an Kommunikation zwischen dem Fahrzeuggerät und der Zentrale immer im Fahrzeuggerät erkannt wird. Das wird erreicht, indem die Datensätze, die die Arbeitsweise des Fahrzeuggerätes definieren, also Fahrzeugklassendefinitionen, Tarifmodelle, Tariftabellen sowie Straßendefinitionen mit Tarifmodellzuordnung und Zielkontozuordnung jeweils ein Datum enthalten, nach dem die Gültigkeit nicht mehr garantiert wird. Das entspricht etwa einem Verfallsdatum. Damit kann das Fahrzeuggerät, wenn es eingeschaltet wird oder innerhalb einer langen Betriebszeit alle diese Datensätze kontrollieren und feststellen, wenn eines oder mehrere dieser Daten ungültig sind bzw. wenn das Verfallsdatum unmittelbar bevor steht. Dann kann das Fahrzeuggerät die Kommunikation zu der Zentrale eröffnen und gezielt nach dem benötigten Datensatz fragen. Die Zentrale wird unmittelbar danach antworten und das Fahrzeuggerät wieder in den Zustand bringen, dass es selber erkennt, dass in nächster Zeit keinen weiteren Daten gebraucht werden.The solution proposed here avoids this disadvantage by the entire communication concept is constructed so that any need for communication between the vehicle unit and the center is always detected in the vehicle unit. This is achieved by using the records that describe the operation of the Define vehicle device, ie vehicle class definitions, tariff models, rate tables and road definitions with tariff model assignment and account assignment each have a date after which the validity is no longer guaranteed. This corresponds approximately to an expiration date. This allows the vehicle unit, when it is turned on or within a long operating time, to check and determine all of these records if one or more of these data is invalid or if the expiration date is imminent. Then the vehicle device can open the communication to the control center and specifically ask for the required record. The head office will respond immediately thereafter and bring the vehicle unit back into the state that it recognizes itself that no further data will be needed in the near future.
Die Kommunikation von der Zentrale ist deshalb vorteilhafterweise gestaltet, dass keine Punkt zu Multipunkt Datenverteilungen vorgesehen sind.The communication from the center is therefore advantageously designed so that no point to multipoint data distributions are provided.
In so einer Konstellation des Kommunikationskonzeptes kann das Fahrzeuggerät erkennen, dass eine Kommunikation nicht benötigt wird und somit selbst entscheiden, das Kommunikationsmodul abzuschalten. Das bleibt so lange abgeschaltet bis wieder durch das Fahrzeuggerät selber erkannt wird, dass diese Phase zu Ende geht und in kurzer Zeit ein weiteres Verfallsdatum erreicht wird. Dann wird das Kommunikationsmodul im Fahrzeug wieder durch das Fahrzeuggerät selber eingeschaltet und über die Netzfunktionen der Zugang zur Zentrale ermöglicht.In such a constellation of the communication concept, the vehicle device can recognize that a communication is not needed and thus decide for yourself to switch off the communication module. This remains switched off until it is recognized again by the vehicle device itself that this phase comes to an end and in a short time another expiration date is reached. The communication module in the vehicle is then switched on again by the vehicle device itself and the network functions enable access to the control center.
In der Phase, in dem das Kommunikationsmodul abgeschaltet ist, erzeugt es keine Last im Netz, da keine "Hand-Over" Prozesse ablaufen. Es ist zwar auch nicht von der Zentrale erreichbar, das ist aber auch nicht notwendig, da das Kommunikationskonzept diesen Fall, wie oben aufgezeigt, nicht benötigt.In the phase in which the communication module is switched off, it does not generate any load in the network because no " hand-over" processes take place. Although it is not accessible from the head office, but that is not necessary, since the communication concept, this case, as shown above, not needed.
Ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird anhand der einzigen Zeichnung nachfolgend beschrieben. Es zeigt in schematischer Darstellung,
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- eine Einrichtung zur Ermittlung von Nutzungsgebühren in einem Fahrzeug.
- FIG.
- a device for determining usage charges in a vehicle.
Die in der Fig. dargestellte Einrichtung 20 umfasst einen GNSS-Empfänger 30, einen Speicher 40, eine Recheneinrichtung 50 und eine Kommunikationsvorrichtung 60, die z. B. als Mobiltelefon ausgebildet ist. Die Einrichtungen 30, 40, 50 und 60 können untereinander diskret durch Leitungen verbunden und/oder durch einen Datenbus vernetzt sein. Es sind auch Mischformen der Topologien, diskrete Verbindung und/oder Datenbus, denkbar. Es ist ebenfalls denkbar, die Bestandteile der Einrichtung 20 in einem Gehäuse unterzubringen.The
Die Einrichtung 20 überträgt an die ortsfeste Zentrale Daten, die mit den ermittelten Gebühren im Fahrzeug zusammenhängen. Vorteilhafterweise werden von der Recheneinrichtung 50 ermittelte Gebühren aufsummiert und gespeichert. Wird ein gewisser Betrag erreicht, wird dieser an die Zentrale übermittelt. Ein solches Verfahren wird in der
Die Datenkommunikation, die zwischen der Einrichtung 20 und der Zentrale stattfindet, ist in der
Erfindungsgemäß wird die Kommunikation der Einrichtung 20 mit der Zentrale so gestaltet, dass jegliche Kommunikation nur von der Einrichtung im Fahrzeug initiiert wird. Dazu werden Daten, die von der Zentrale an die Einrichtung 20 übertragen werden mit einem Datum, einer Art Verfallsdatum versehen. Bis zu diesem Datum gelten die Daten als aktuell. Unter Verwendung dieses Datums ist es der Einrichtung 20 dann möglich festzustellen, wann eine Übertragung von aktuellen Daten von der Zentrale angefordert werden muss.According to the invention, the communication of the
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- Device (20) in a vehicle for the on-board electronic determination of the usage charge for chargeable distances covered by the vehicle,
comprising means for determining the position of the vehicle (30) with a memory (40) for storing the data of a road network which include the assigned tariffs,
further comprising a computing device (50) for identifying the usage of chargeable distances by the vehicle and for determining the respective usage charge,
and further comprising a communication device (60) for communication with a central station of a usage charge acquisition system via a cellular radio network, wherein the data are transmitted from the central station to the vehicle,
characterised in that
that operating data with an expiration date are transmitted as data from the central station to the device (20) in the vehicle only if requested by the device (20) in the vehicle,
if the device (20) detects operating data with an invalid expiration date and/or with an immediately imminent expiration date,
and in that the device (20) detects that communication is not required and therefore decides to switch off the communication device (60), so that the communication device (60) is switched off for most of the time and does not represent a load for the network. - Device (20) in a vehicle according to claim 1,
characterised in that
the operating data transmitted by the central station to the device in the vehicle include rate of charge data. - Device (20) in a vehicle according to any of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
data are transmitted from the vehicle to the central station via the communication device (60). - Device (20) in a vehicle according to claim 3
characterised in that
the data transmitted by the vehicle to the central station include information on the charges which have been determined.
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