JP2018136199A - Charge guidance device and charge guidance method - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a toll guide device that can prevent a user from being notified of a toll of an amount different from that of an actual charge. A charge guide device 10 includes a charge guide unit 11 that provides a charge guide for notifying a user of a toll charged by a payment device 1 at a tollgate on a highway or refunded to a user, and an off-road facility use service on a highway. Service information acquisition unit 12 for acquiring information on the designated facility to which the vehicle is applied, the designated exit and designated entrance of the expressway associated with the designated facility, and the usage conditions for receiving the off-site facility use service, and the own vehicle And a vehicle information acquisition unit 13 for acquiring information on the current position and the planned travel route. The fee guide unit 11 includes a designated facility in the planned travel route, and when the vehicle is charged or refunded when the vehicle leaves the expressway from the designated exit, the fee at the designated exit is charged. The guidance is omitted. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a toll guide device that notifies a user of a toll on an expressway.

  In recent years, off-road facilities use services that can use facilities outside highways (for example, parking lots and gas stations) like highway service areas have been implemented in some sections of highways (for example, the following) Non-Patent Document 1). Further, Patent Document 1 below proposes a route search device that performs a route search in consideration of the use of an off-road facility use service.

JP 2012-145400 A

Hanshin Expressway Driver's site, “What is an off-street parking service”, [online], Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd., [December 22, 2016 search], Internet <URL: http: //www.hanshin-exp. co.jp/drivers/ryoukin/services/parkingmoniter/about.html ＞

  In the current off-road facility use service, the toll charged to the ETC (Electronic Toll Collection System) (“ETC” is a registered trademark) onboard equipment when the vehicle is traveling is determined whether the conditions for application of the service are satisfied. Regardless, the amount is normal (before service is applied) and the toll is adjusted when the card is charged. Therefore, in the toll guide provided by the ETC on-board unit or the navigation device connected thereto, there is a problem that when the off-site facility use service is used, the user is notified of an amount different from the toll actually charged. is there.

  The route search device of Patent Document 1 can calculate and present the toll applied with the off-site facility use service when presenting the toll of the searched route to the user. However, no consideration is given to the fee guidance that is performed when the vehicle passes through the toll gate, and the above problem cannot be solved.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and when receiving an off-road facility use service, the user is notified of a toll with an incorrect amount (an amount different from the actual charge). It is an object of the present invention to provide a charge guide device that can prevent this from happening.

  A toll guide device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a toll guide section that provides a toll guide for a user to notify a toll that is charged or refunded at a toll gate of a highway by a settlement apparatus of the own vehicle, Service information acquisition unit that acquires information on designated facilities to which off-site facilities use services are applied, designated exits and entrances of expressways associated with designated facilities, and usage conditions for receiving off-site facilities use services And a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires information on the position of the host vehicle and the planned travel route, and the charge guide unit includes a designated facility in the planned travel route, and the host vehicle is fast from the designated exit. If the payment device is charged or refunded when leaving the road, the charge guidance at the designated exit is omitted.

  A toll guide device according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a toll guide unit that provides a toll guide that notifies a user of a toll charged by a settlement device of the own vehicle at a toll gate of an expressway, Service information acquisition unit that acquires information on designated facilities to which off-site facilities use services are applied, designated exits and entrances of expressways associated with designated facilities, and usage conditions for receiving off-site facilities use services And a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires information on the position of the host vehicle, and the fee guide unit is specified in a state where the vehicle exits the expressway from the specified exit, passes through the specified facility, and satisfies the use conditions. If the payment device is charged when entering the expressway from the entrance, the charge guidance at the designated entrance is omitted.

  A toll guide device according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a toll guide unit that provides a toll guide for notifying a user of a toll that is charged or refunded at a toll gate of a highway by a settlement device of the own vehicle, Service information acquisition unit that acquires information on designated facilities to which off-site facilities use services are applied, designated exits and entrances of expressways associated with designated facilities, and usage conditions for receiving off-site facilities use services And a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires information on the position of the host vehicle, and the fee guide unit is specified in a state where the vehicle exits the expressway from the specified exit, passes through the specified facility, and satisfies the use conditions. After returning to the expressway from the entrance, when you exit the expressway from an exit different from the designated exit, you will be charged or refunded for the payment device, and the toll for the expressway to which the off-site facility use service is applied If you do not know, and it will not charge guidance at the exit.

  According to the present invention, when the own vehicle receives or is highly likely to receive the off-road facility use service, the fee guide at the normal amount is omitted, and thus the wrong amount of toll is given to the user. Notification is prevented.

It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of a roadside facility utilization service. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of a roadside facility utilization service. It is a figure which shows the structure of the fee guidance system which concerns on Embodiment 1-3. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of a fee guidance apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of a fee guidance apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of a fee guidance apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement (at the time of highway driving | running | working) of the fee guidance apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the charge guide device according to Embodiment 1 (when driving on a general road). It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement (at the time of driving | running | working a general road) of the fee guidance apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement (at the time of highway driving | running | working) of the fee guidance apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3. It is a figure which shows the structure of the fee guidance system which concerns on Embodiment 4. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement (at the time of highway driving | running | working) of the fee guidance apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4. It is a figure which shows the structure of the fee guidance system which concerns on Embodiment 5. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement (at the time of highway driving | running | working) of the fee guidance apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 5. It is a figure which shows the structure of the fee guidance system which concerns on Embodiment 6. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the entrance / exit (interchange) of a highway. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement (at the time of highway driving | running | working) of the fee guidance apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 6. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement (at the time of driving | running | working a general road) of the fee guidance apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 6.

<Embodiment 1>
First, the outline of the off-road facility use service will be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the off-road facility use service is such that a vehicle exits a highway from a designated exit while traveling on a highway, and a designated off-site facility (for example, a parking lot or a gas station). Etc.) to meet the predetermined usage conditions and return to the expressway again from the designated entrance, the toll at that time (toll from entrance A to exit B) is as shown in FIG. It is a service that discounts the same amount as when driving without getting off the expressway. Hereinafter, the off-road facility to which the off-site facility use service is applied and the exit and entrance of the expressway are referred to as “designated facility”, “designated exit”, and “designated entrance”, respectively.

Moreover, as a use condition of the designated facility for receiving the off-road facility use service, a time limit is generally set. For example, in “Non-Patent Document 1“ Off-street parking service ”,
(A) Arrive at the designated facility within 20 minutes after leaving the designated exit of the expressway (b) Arrive at the designated entrance of the expressway within 20 minutes after leaving the designated facility (c) The expressway The use condition is to satisfy all three conditions of arriving at the designated entrance within two hours after leaving the designated exit.

  As for the toll collection system for expressways, for example, there are cases where tolls are charged according to the distance from the entrance at the exit of the expressway, such as the Chugoku Expressway and the Meishin Expressway, and for example, the Metropolitan Expressway (registered trademark) A certain amount of toll is charged at the entrance of the expressway and a part of the toll is refunded at the exit, such as the Hanshin Expressway (registered trademark) There are also cases where the toll is charged only at the entrance of the expressway, such as when there is no refund at the exit at Hanshin Expressway.

  Next, the charge guide device of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of the fee guidance system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Here, it is assumed that the fee guidance system of FIG. 3 is mounted on a vehicle, and the vehicle on which the system is mounted is referred to as “own vehicle”.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the fee guidance system includes a fee guidance device 10 and a payment device 1, a notification device 2, a map information storage device 3, a current position calculation device 4, and a navigation device 5 connected thereto. .

  The settlement apparatus 1 performs automatic settlement of tolls charged or refunded from the billing apparatus by communicating with the billing apparatus installed at the toll booth on the expressway. (DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) vehicle-mounted device). The fee guidance device 10 uses the notification device 2 to perform fee guidance for notifying the user (mainly the driver of the host vehicle) of the toll charged or refunded to the settlement device 1. The notification device 2 is an output unit for the fee guide device 10 to provide a fee guide to the user, and may be a voice output unit such as a speaker or a display unit such as a liquid crystal display device.

  The map information storage device 3 is a storage medium that stores map information such as road network data and facility location data. The map information storage device 3 does not necessarily have to be in the own vehicle. For example, the map information storage device 3 may be configured as a server that distributes map information to the charge guide device 10 and the navigation device 5 by communication. The current position calculation device 4 calculates the current position of the host vehicle using, for example, a positioning signal received from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite. The navigation device 5 searches for a route to the destination designated by the user based on the map information, determines the searched route as a planned travel route of the host vehicle, and determines the planned travel route based on the current position of the host vehicle. Guide the user. Since the operation of the navigation device 5 may be the same as that of a general navigation device, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the map data stored in the map information storage device 3 includes information (hereinafter referred to as “service information”) regarding the off-road facility use service on the expressway. The service information includes information on designated facilities to which the off-road facility use service applies, information on designated exits and designated entrances of expressways associated with the designated facilities, and usage conditions for receiving off-site facility use services. Information is included.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the fee guide device 10 includes a fee guide unit 11, a service information acquisition unit 12, and a vehicle information acquisition unit 13. The service information acquisition unit 12 acquires service information from the map information storage device 3. The vehicle information acquisition unit 13 acquires information on the current position of the host vehicle from the current position calculation device 4 and acquires information on a planned travel route of the host vehicle from the navigation device 5.

  The toll guide 11 uses the notifying device 2 to provide toll guidance to notify the user of the toll charged by the settlement device 1 at the toll gate on the highway or refunded. That is, the fee guide unit 11 generates a voice signal or an image signal for causing the notification device 2 to output a voice message or a character message for fee guidance.

  However, the fee guide unit 11 confirms the service information acquired by the service information acquisition unit 12 and the information on the current position of the host vehicle and the planned travel route acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit 13, and specific conditions are satisfied. If it is, the fee guide is omitted. In particular, the charge guide unit 11 according to the first embodiment includes a designated facility included in the planned traveling route of the host vehicle, and the host vehicle exits a highway from a designated exit associated with the designated facility. When billing or refunding is performed for the settlement apparatus 1, fee guidance at the designated exit is omitted.

  The acquisition source from which the service information acquisition unit 12 acquires the service information is not limited to the map information storage device 3 and may be any medium. For example, the charge guide device 10 may incorporate a storage medium in which service information is stored in advance. Further, for example, the service information acquisition unit 12 may communicate with a server that distributes service information and acquire the service information from the server.

  In FIG. 3, the fee guide device 10 and the navigation device 5 are shown as separate devices, but the fee guide device 10 may be built in the navigation device 5 as shown in FIG. That is, the navigation apparatus 5 may have a fee guidance function. 3 and 4, the map information storage device 3 and the current position calculation device 4 are shown as separate devices from the navigation device 5, but the map information storage device 3 and the current position calculation device 4 are the navigation device 5. It may be built in.

  5 and 6 are diagrams each illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the fee guide device 10. Each element (the fee guide unit 11, the service information acquisition unit 12, and the vehicle information acquisition unit 13) of the fee guide device 10 illustrated in FIG. 3 is realized by, for example, the processing circuit 50 illustrated in FIG. That is, the processing circuit 50 is applied with a fee guide unit 11 that provides a fee guide for the user to notify the user of the toll charged or refunded by the payment apparatus 1 at the toll gate on the expressway, and an off-road facility use service on the expressway. A designated facility, a designated exit and designated entrance of an expressway associated with the designated facility, and a service information obtaining unit 12 that obtains information on usage conditions for receiving the off-site facility use service, and the current position of the vehicle And a vehicle information acquisition unit 13 that acquires information on the planned travel route. In addition, the charge guide unit 11 provided in the processing circuit 50 includes a designated facility in the planned travel route, and when the own vehicle leaves the expressway from the designated exit, the payment apparatus 1 is charged or refunded. In such cases, the price guidance at the designated exit is omitted. Dedicated hardware may be applied to the processing circuit 50, or a processor, a central processing unit (CPU (Central Processing Unit), a processing unit, an arithmetic unit, a microprocessor, a micro processor that executes a program stored in a memory. A computer, DSP (Digital Signal Processor) may be applied.

  When the processing circuit 50 is dedicated hardware, the processing circuit 50 includes, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and an FPGA (Field-Programmable). Gate Array) or a combination of these. Each of the functions of each element of the fee guidance apparatus 10 may be realized by a plurality of processing circuits, or these functions may be realized by a single processing circuit.

  FIG. 6 shows a hardware configuration of the fee guidance apparatus 10 when the processing circuit 50 is configured using a processor. In this case, the function of each element of the fee guide device 10 is realized by a combination of software and the like (software, firmware, or software and firmware). Software or the like is described as a program and stored in the memory 52. The processor 51 as the processing circuit 50 implements the functions of the respective units by reading out and executing the program stored in the memory 52. That is, when the charge guide device 10 is executed by the processing circuit 50, the designated facility to which the off-road facility use service of the expressway is applied, the designated exit and designated entrance of the expressway associated with the designated facility, and , Processing for acquiring usage condition information for receiving off-site facility usage service, processing for acquiring information on the current position of the host vehicle and the planned traveling route, and payment apparatus 1 is charged or refunded at a toll gate on the expressway A fee guidance process for notifying the user of the toll, and a designated facility is included in the planned travel route, and when the own vehicle exits the expressway from the designated exit, charging or refund for the settlement apparatus 1 is performed. If it is performed, a memory 52 is provided for storing a program to be executed as a result of the process of omitting the charge guidance at the designated exit. In other words, it can be said that this program causes the computer to execute the operation procedure and method of each element of the fee guide apparatus 10.

  Here, the memory 52 is nonvolatile or non-volatile such as RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), etc. Volatile semiconductor memory, HDD (Hard Disk Drive), magnetic disk, flexible disk, optical disk, compact disk, mini disk, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) and its drive device, etc., or any storage media used in the future May be.

  The configuration in which the function of each element of the fee guide device 10 is realized by either hardware or software has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which some elements of the fee guide device 10 are realized by dedicated hardware and another part is realized by software or the like. For example, the functions of some elements are realized by the processing circuit 50 as dedicated hardware, and the processing circuit 50 as the processor 51 reads a program stored in the memory 52 for the other some elements. The function can be realized by executing.

  As described above, the fee guide apparatus 10 can realize the above-described functions by hardware, software, or the like, or a combination thereof.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fee guidance apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the fee guidance apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the flow in FIG. 7 is executed when the host vehicle travels on a highway. In addition, depending on the toll collection system on the expressway, there may be a charge at the entrance of the expressway, but the operation of the charge guide device 10 of the present embodiment is characterized by the operation related to the charge guide at the exit of the expressway. Therefore, in the flow of FIG. 7, the operation related to the charge guide at the entrance of the expressway is omitted.

  When the host vehicle enters the highway from an arbitrary entrance, the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 of the toll guide device 10 acquires information on the planned travel route of the host vehicle from the navigation device 5 (step S101). Further, the service information acquisition unit 12 acquires service information related to the currently available off-road facility use service from the map information storage device 3 (step S102). The service information includes information on designated facilities to which the off-road facility use service applies, information on designated exits and designated entrances of expressways associated with the designated facilities, and usage conditions for receiving off-site facility use services. Information is included.

  In FIG. 7, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, the flow in which the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 acquires the information on the planned travel route (step S <b> 101) is performed only once. However, this process is performed each time the planned travel route is changed by the navigation device 5, for example, when the host vehicle deviates from the planned travel route.

  Next, the fee guide unit 11 checks whether or not the designated facility is included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle (step S103). If the designated facility is included in the planned travel route, the vehicle is likely to stop by the designated facility and the off-road facility use service is applied. That is, the toll charged or refunded at the designated exit is likely to be changed by the application of the off-road facility use service. In addition, if the designated facility is not included in the planned travel route, the possibility that the host vehicle will receive the off-road facility use service after this is low. That is, even if the vehicle leaves the expressway from the designated exit, the toll charged or refunded at that time is highly likely to be determined without being changed.

  In step S103, if it is determined that the designated facility is included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle (YES in step S103), the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 receives information on the current position of the host vehicle from the current position calculation device 4. (Step S104), and it is confirmed whether or not the host vehicle will soon pass the exit of the expressway (step S105). If the vehicle has not yet approached the exit of the expressway (NO in step S105), steps S104 and S105 are repeatedly executed.

  As a method for determining whether or not the host vehicle will soon pass the exit of the expressway, for example, whether or not the distance from the current position of the host vehicle to the exit of the expressway has become smaller than a predetermined value. A method of judging depending on whether or not As another method, as in Embodiment 6 to be described later, a method for determining whether or not the host vehicle is traveling on a ramp toward the exit of the expressway is conceivable. These methods can be applied not only to step S105 but also to step S110 described later.

  When the host vehicle is about to pass the expressway exit (YES in step S105), the fee guide unit 11 specifies that the exit corresponds to the designated facility included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle. It is confirmed whether it is an exit (step S106). If the exit is a designated exit corresponding to a designated facility included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle (YES in step S106), the charge guide unit 11 charges the toll for the settlement apparatus 1 at the designated exit or Wait for a refund. If billing or refund for the settlement apparatus 1 is performed at the designated exit (YES in step S107), the fee guide unit 11 omits fee guidance for the billing or refund (step S108). Further, if the toll collection system on the highway has no charge or refund at the exit, no charge or refund is made to the settlement apparatus 1 even after passing through the designated exit (step) NO in S107). In that case, it is not necessary for the fee guide unit 11 to perform fee guidance from the beginning, and it is not necessary to omit the fee guidance, so the flow of FIG.

  On the other hand, also when it is determined in step S103 that the designated facility is not included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle (NO in step S103), the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 determines the current position of the host vehicle from the current position calculation device 4. Information on the position is acquired (step S109), and it is confirmed whether or not the vehicle will soon pass the exit of the expressway (step S110). If the host vehicle has not yet approached the exit of the expressway (NO in step S110), steps S109 and S110 are repeatedly executed.

  When the vehicle is about to pass the expressway exit (YES in step S110), the toll guide 11 waits for the toll charge or refund to the settlement apparatus 1 at the exit. If charging or refunding is performed on the settlement apparatus 1 at the exit (YES in step S111), the fee guide unit 11 performs charge guidance on the charging or refund using the notification device 2 (step S112). If the toll collection system on the highway has no charge or refund at the exit, no charge or refund is made to the settlement apparatus 1 even after passing through the exit (step S111). NO). In that case, the fee guide 11 does not need to provide fee guidance, and the flow of FIG.

  If it is determined in step S106 that the exit through which the host vehicle passes is not the designated exit corresponding to the designated facility included in the planned travel route (NO in step S106), the host vehicle is thereafter processed. However, since it is unlikely that the toll will be changed due to the application of the off-road facility use service, the process proceeds to step S111 so that normal toll guidance is performed.

  According to the process shown in FIG. 7, the designated facility is included in the planned travel route of the own vehicle, and when the own vehicle exits the expressway from the designated exit, the payment or refund for the settlement apparatus 1 is performed. In this case, that is, when there is a high possibility that the toll charged or refunded at the designated exit will be changed by the off-site facility use service, step S108 is executed, and the fee guidance at the designated exit is omitted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from being notified of an amount different from the actually charged toll.

  However, even if the designated facility is included in the planned travel route and the vehicle leaves the expressway from the designated exit, for example, the user changes the plan and does not stop at the designated facility, or stays in the designated facility for a long time. For example, it may be impossible to satisfy the usage conditions for receiving the off-road facility use service. In that case, since the amount of the toll charged or refunded at the designated exit is reflected in the actually charged toll, it is preferable to notify the user of the amount. Therefore, in the present embodiment, after the own vehicle exits from the exit of the expressway, the fee guide device 10 executes the flow shown in FIG.

  That is, when the host vehicle exits from the exit of the expressway, the fee guide unit 11 confirms whether or not the exit is a designated exit that can receive the off-road facility use service (step S201). If the exit is a designated exit (YES in step S201), the fee guidance unit 11 determines whether or not the fee guidance is omitted at the designated exit (that is, whether or not step S108 in FIG. 7 is executed). Confirmation (step S202).

  If the fee guidance at the designated exit is omitted (YES in step S202), whether the fee guidance unit 11 is in a situation where the usage conditions of the designated facility associated with the designated exit used by the host vehicle can be satisfied. Is confirmed (step S203). For example, if the off-road facility use service that may be applied to the host vehicle is the “off-street parking service” of Non-Patent Document 1, in step S203, the charge guide unit 11 causes the host vehicle to open the designated exit. The departure time or the departure time of the designated facility is compared with the current time, and it is determined whether or not the three conditions (a) to (c) can be satisfied. For example, if 20 minutes have passed before leaving the designated facility after leaving the designated exit, or if 20 minutes have passed before leaving the designated entrance after leaving the designated facility, the designated entrance after leaving the designated exit If two hours have passed before arriving at, the charge guide unit 11 determines that it becomes impossible to satisfy the usage conditions.

  If it becomes impossible to satisfy the conditions for use of the designated facility, there is no possibility that the off-road facility use service will be applied, and the amount of the toll charged or refunded at the designated exit will be the actual toll charged. It is decided that it will be reflected. For this reason, when it is determined that the usage conditions can no longer be satisfied (NO in step S203), the fee guide unit 11 notifies the user of the amount of toll that omits the fee guide at the designated exit (step S204).

  On the other hand, while it is determined that the use condition of the designated facility can be satisfied (YES in step S203), the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 acquires information on the current position of the host vehicle (step S205). It is confirmed whether it has arrived at the designated entrance of the expressway (step S206). At this time, if the vehicle has arrived at the designated entrance (YES in step S206), it is determined that the off-road facility use service is applied and the amount of toll charged or refunded at the designated exit is changed. To do. Therefore, in this case, the flow of FIG. 8 ends without notifying the user of the amount of the toll charged or refunded at the designated exit. If the host vehicle has not arrived at the designated entrance (NO in step S206), the process returns to step S203.

  It should be noted that if the vehicle has exited the highway from an exit that is not a designated exit (NO in step S201), and if charge guidance has been provided at the designated exit (NO in step S202), the fee will be charged again. Since there is no need to provide guidance, the flow of FIG.

  As described above, when the toll guide apparatus 10 executes the flow of FIG. 8 after the own vehicle exits from the exit of the expressway, there is no possibility of receiving the off-site facility use service, so that the actual charge or refund is made. The user is notified of the toll fee that has been confirmed.

<Embodiment 2>
As described above, for example, in the Metropolitan Expressway, the Hanshin Expressway, or an expressway with uniform tolls, the toll is charged at the toll gate at the entrance of the expressway. The second embodiment proposes a technique for preventing the user from being notified of an amount different from the actual charge at the toll gate at the designated entrance when the off-road facility use service is applied.

  The configuration of the fee guidance system of the second embodiment may be the same as that shown in FIG. However, in the second embodiment, the information on the planned travel route of the host vehicle is not essential for the processing performed by the fee guide device 10, and thus the navigation device 5 does not necessarily have to be connected to the fee guide device 10.

  In the second embodiment, when the own vehicle exits the expressway from the designated exit, passes through the designated facility associated therewith, and further enters the expressway from the designated entrance in a state that satisfies the use conditions of the designated facility When the payment to the settlement apparatus 1 is performed, the fee guide unit 11 omits the fee guide at the designated entrance.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fee guidance apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the fee guidance apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The flow in FIG. 9 is executed when the host vehicle travels on a general road.

  When the host vehicle starts traveling on a general road, the service information acquisition unit 12 of the fee guide device 10 acquires service information related to the currently available off-road facility use service from the map information storage device 3 (step S301). The service information includes information on designated facilities to which the off-road facility use service applies, information on designated exits and designated entrances of expressways associated with the designated facilities, and usage conditions for receiving off-site facility use services. Information is included.

  While the host vehicle is traveling on a general road, the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 acquires information on the current position of the host vehicle from the current position calculation device 4 (step S302), and the host vehicle will soon pass through the entrance of the expressway. It is confirmed whether or not to perform (step S303). If the vehicle has not yet approached the entrance of the expressway (NO in step S303), steps S302 and S303 are repeatedly executed.

  In addition, as a method of determining whether or not the host vehicle will soon pass the entrance of the expressway, for example, whether or not the distance from the current position of the host vehicle to the entrance of the expressway has become smaller than a predetermined value. A method of judging depending on the situation can be considered. As another method, as in Embodiment 6 to be described later, a method of determining whether or not the host vehicle is traveling on a ramp toward the entrance of the highway is conceivable.

  Thereafter, when the host vehicle is about to pass the entrance of the expressway (YES in step S303), the charge guide unit 11 determines whether or not the entrance is a designated entrance that can receive the off-road facility use service. Is confirmed (step S304). If the entrance is the designated entrance (YES in step S304), the fee guide unit 11 performs the designation by the time the host vehicle arrives at the designated entrance based on the travel history obtained from the history of the current position of the subject vehicle. It is checked whether or not the designated exit and designated facility associated with the entrance have been passed (step S305).

  If the vehicle passes through them (YES in step S305), there is a possibility that an off-road facility use service is applied. Accordingly, the fee guide unit 11 confirms whether or not the use condition of the designated facility through which the host vehicle passes is satisfied (step S306). For example, when the off-road facility use service that may be applied to the host vehicle is the “off-street parking service” of Non-Patent Document 1, in step S306, the charge guide unit 11 causes the host vehicle to open the designated exit. The departure time or the departure time of the designated facility is compared with the current time, and it is determined whether or not the above three conditions (a) to (c) are satisfied.

  If the host vehicle satisfies the use conditions of the designated facility (YES in step S306), the charge guide unit 11 waits for the toll charge to the settlement apparatus 1 at the designated entrance. If the payment to the settlement apparatus 1 is performed at the designated entrance (YES in step S307), the fee guide unit 11 omits the fee guidance related to the charging (step S308). If the toll collection system on the highway is not charged at the entrance, the settlement apparatus 1 will not be charged even after passing through the designated entrance (NO in step S307). . In that case, it is not necessary for the fee guide unit 11 to perform fee guidance from the beginning, and it is not necessary to omit the fee guidance, so the flow of FIG.

  On the other hand, if the entrance of the expressway that the host vehicle is about to pass is not the designated entrance (NO in step S304), if the host vehicle does not pass through the designated exit and the designated facility (NO in step S305), or the host vehicle If the vehicle does not satisfy the use condition of the designated facility (NO in step S306), the vehicle cannot receive the off-road facility use service. Also in those cases, the fee guide unit 11 waits for the toll for the settlement apparatus 1 to be charged at the designated entrance. Then, if the payment to the settlement apparatus 1 is performed at the designated entrance (YES in step S309), the fee guide unit 11 performs fee guidance related to the charging using the notification device 2 (step S310). In this case, the user is notified of the same amount as when entering a new highway. If the toll collection system on the highway is not charged at the entrance, the settlement apparatus 1 will not be charged even after passing through the designated entrance (NO in step S309). . In this case, since the fee guide unit 11 does not need to provide fee guidance, the flow of FIG.

  Thus, according to the charge guide device 10 of the second embodiment, the charge guide for the toll charged at the designated entrance is omitted when the application conditions for the off-road facility use service are satisfied. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from being notified of an amount different from the actually charged toll.

<Embodiment 3>
In the third embodiment, after using the designated facility so that the vehicle can receive the off-road facility use service while traveling on the expressway, the actual charge at the toll booth at the exit of the expressway is A technique for preventing the user from being notified of different amounts of money is proposed.

  The configuration of the charge guide system according to the third embodiment may be the same as that shown in FIG. However, also in the third embodiment, the information on the planned travel route of the host vehicle is not essential for the processing performed by the fee guide device 10, and therefore the navigation device 5 does not necessarily have to be connected to the fee guide device 10.

  In Embodiment 3, the host vehicle exits the expressway from the designated exit, passes through the designated facility, returns from the designated entrance to the expressway in a state where the use conditions are satisfied, and then exits from the designated exit to the expressway. If the payment device 1 is charged or refunded when leaving the station and the toll on the expressway to which the off-site facility use service is applied is unknown, the fee guide unit 11 omits the fee guide at the exit To do.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fee guidance apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the fee guidance apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the flow of FIG. 10 is executed when the host vehicle travels on an expressway. In addition, depending on the toll collection system on the expressway, there may be a charge at the entrance of the expressway, but the operation of the charge guide device 10 of the present embodiment is characterized by the operation related to the charge guide at the exit of the expressway. Therefore, in the flow of FIG. 10, the operation related to the fee guidance at the entrance of the expressway is omitted.

  When the host vehicle starts traveling on the expressway, the service information acquisition unit 12 of the toll guide device 10 acquires service information related to the currently available off-road facility use service from the map information storage device 3 (step S401). The service information includes information on designated facilities to which the off-road facility use service applies, information on designated exits and designated entrances of expressways associated with the designated facilities, and usage conditions for receiving off-site facility use services. Information is included.

  While the host vehicle is traveling on the expressway, the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 acquires information on the current position of the host vehicle from the current position calculation device 4 (step S402), and the host vehicle passes through the exit of the expressway soon. It is confirmed whether or not to perform (step S403). If the vehicle has not yet approached the exit of the expressway (NO in step S403), steps S402 and S403 are repeatedly executed.

  As described above, as a method for determining whether or not the host vehicle will soon pass the exit of the expressway, for example, the distance from the current position of the host vehicle to the exit of the expressway is determined based on a predetermined value. A method can be considered in which the determination is made based on whether or not the value is smaller. As another method, as in Embodiment 6 to be described later, a method for determining whether or not the host vehicle is traveling on a ramp toward the exit of the expressway is conceivable.

  When the vehicle is about to pass through the exit of the expressway (YES in step S403), the fee guide unit 11 causes the specified facility to satisfy the use condition while the vehicle is traveling on the expressway. It is confirmed whether it has been used (step S404). For example, if the off-road facility use service that may be applied to the host vehicle is the “off-street parking service” of Non-Patent Document 1, in step S404, the host vehicle leaves the expressway and designates it. It is confirmed whether or not the vehicle has returned from the designated entrance to the expressway through the facility and satisfying the three conditions (a) to (c).

  If the host vehicle is traveling so as to satisfy the use conditions of the designated facility (YES in step S404), that is, if the host vehicle is confirmed to receive the off-road facility use service, the charge guide unit 11 Wait until the toll is charged or refunded to the settlement apparatus 1 at the exit. If billing or refund for payment device 1 is performed at the exit (YES in step S405), fee guide unit 11 omits the fee guidance for the billing or refund (step S406). If the toll collection system on the highway has no charge or refund at the exit, no charge or refund is made to the settlement apparatus 1 even after passing through the exit (step S405). NO). In that case, it is not necessary for the fee guide unit 11 to perform fee guidance from the beginning, and it is not necessary to omit the fee guidance, so the flow of FIG.

  On the other hand, even when the host vehicle is not traveling so as to satisfy the use conditions of the designated facility (NO in step S404), the toll guide 11 charges or refunds the toll for the settlement apparatus 1 at the exit. Wait for If charging or refunding is performed on the settlement apparatus 1 at the exit (YES in step S407), the charge guide unit 11 performs charge guidance on the charging or refund using the notification device 2 (step S408). . If the toll collection system on the highway has no charge or refund at the exit, no charge or refund is made to the settlement apparatus 1 even after passing through the exit (step S407). NO). In that case, the fee guide 11 does not need to provide fee guidance, so the flow of FIG.

  As described above, according to the charge guide device 10 of the third embodiment, when the own vehicle is determined to receive the application of the off-road facility use service, charging or refunding to the settlement device 1 at the exit of the expressway. When step S406 is performed, step S406 is executed, and charge guidance regarding the charge or refund is omitted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from being notified of an amount different from the actually charged toll.

  When the toll for the expressway to which the off-road facility use service is applied is known, the toll guide device 10 determines the toll after applying the off-site facility use service instead of omitting the toll guide in step S406. Price guidance may be provided. This technique will be described in the following fourth and fifth embodiments.

<Embodiment 4>
In Embodiment 3, when the own vehicle can receive the application of the off-road facility use service, the fee guidance at the exit of the expressway is omitted. However, as in the technique of Patent Document 1 above, When the correct toll after application of the off-road facility use service can be calculated, the correct toll may be notified to the user.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a fee guidance system according to the fourth embodiment. The configuration of this fee guidance system is a configuration in which a fee calculation unit 14 is added to the fee guidance device 10 with respect to the configuration of FIG. The toll calculation unit 14 calculates the toll for the expressway to which the off-site facility use service is applied when the vehicle receives the off-site facility use service.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fee guidance apparatus 10 according to the fourth embodiment. The flowchart in FIG. 12 is obtained by replacing step S406 in FIG. 10 with steps S409 and S410 shown below. Steps S401 to S405, S407, and S408 are the same as those in FIG.

  In the fourth embodiment, when the host vehicle is traveling so as to satisfy the use condition of the designated facility (YES in step S404), that is, when the host vehicle is confirmed to receive the off-road facility use service, When charging or refunding is performed for the settlement apparatus 1 (YES in step S405), the fee calculation unit 14 calculates a toll after application of the off-site facility use service (step S409). Then, the fee guide unit 11 notifies the user of the toll after application of the off-road facility use service calculated by the fee calculation unit 14 (step S410).

  As described above, according to the charge guide device 10 of the fourth embodiment, when the own vehicle can receive the application of the off-road facility use service, the toll actually charged can be notified to the user. .

<Embodiment 5>
In the fourth embodiment, the toll for the expressway to which the off-site facility use service is applied is calculated by the toll calculation unit 14 of the toll guide device 10. When information on the correct toll after application of the off-road facility use service can be acquired from the distribution system, toll guidance based on that information may be performed.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a fee guidance system according to the fifth embodiment. In the configuration of the fee guidance system, a communication device 6 connected to the fee guidance device 10 is added to the configuration of FIG. 3, and a fee information acquisition unit 16 and a fee judgment unit 17 are added in the fee guidance device 10. It has become the composition.

  The toll information acquisition unit 16 acquires from the external information distribution system information (hereinafter referred to as “toll information”) indicating the toll on the expressway charged or refunded to the host vehicle through communication using the communication device 6. . The communication device 6 may be a communication device dedicated to the charge guide device 10 or may be a device using a general-purpose communication device such as a mobile phone or a smartphone. When the communication device 6 is a communication device dedicated to the fee guide device 10, the communication device 6 may be built in the fee guide device 10.

  The fee determining unit 17 determines whether the fee information acquired by the fee information acquiring unit 16 indicates a correct toll after application of the off-road facility use service. As the determination method, for example, the fee determining unit 17 calculates a toll after application of the off-road facility use service like the fee calculating unit 14 of the fourth embodiment, and the calculated toll and fee information indicate the toll. If the toll matches, it is possible to use a method for determining that the toll information indicates a correct toll after application of the off-road facility use service. Alternatively, a reliable information distribution system that distributes the correct toll after application of the off-road facility use service is registered in advance in the fee determination unit 17, and the fee information is acquired from the registered information distribution system. If it is a thing, the method of determining that toll information has shown the correct toll after application of an off-road facility use service can also be used.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fee guidance apparatus 10 according to the fifth embodiment. The flowchart in FIG. 14 is obtained by replacing step S406 in FIG. 10 with steps S411 to S414 shown below. Steps S401 to S405, S407, and S408 are the same as those in FIG.

  In the fifth embodiment, when the host vehicle is traveling so as to satisfy the use condition of the designated facility while traveling on the highway (YES in step S404), that is, the host vehicle receives an off-road facility use service. If the payment is made or refunded to the settlement apparatus 1 (YES in step S405), the charge information acquisition unit 16 is charged or refunded to the host vehicle through communication using the communication device 6. Toll information indicating the toll on the highway is acquired (step S411). Subsequently, the fee determining unit 17 determines whether or not the fee information acquired by the fee information acquiring unit 16 indicates a correct toll after application of the off-road facility use service (step S412).

  When it is determined that the toll information indicates a correct toll after application of the off-road facility use service (YES in step S412), the toll guide 11 performs toll guidance for the toll indicated by the toll information (step S413). However, if it is not determined that the toll information indicates the correct toll after applying the off-road facility use service (NO in step S412), the toll guide 11 omits toll guidance at the exit (step S414) to prevent wrong charge guidance from being performed.

  As described above, according to the charge guide device 10 of the fifth embodiment, the own vehicle can receive the application of the off-site facility use service, and the correct toll information after the application of the off-site facility use service is obtained. If it can be obtained, the user can be notified of the correct toll (the toll actually charged).

<Embodiment 6>
The off-road facility use service is a service that allows a designated facility outside the expressway to be used like a service area of an expressway. Therefore, when the off-road facility use service is applied or is likely to be applied, the route guidance performed by the navigation device of the host vehicle before and after using the designated facility also uses the service area of the highway. It is considered preferable to be done in the same way as sometimes.

  When the off-road facility use service is applied, the toll is substantially not charged or refunded at the designated exit or designated entrance of the expressway. In the first and second embodiments, when the vehicle receives or is highly likely to receive the off-road facility use service, the toll fee is charged or omitted by omitting toll guidance at the designated exit and designated entrance. This prevents the user from being misunderstood that the money has been refunded. However, even in such a case, if the navigation device issues a message for guiding the toll booth (for example, “This is a toll booth”), the user may misunderstand that the toll is charged or refunded. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the own vehicle receives or is highly likely to receive the off-road facility use service, the fee guide device 10 causes the navigation device 5 to omit route guidance regarding the toll gate.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a configuration of a fee guidance system according to the sixth embodiment. The configuration of this fee guidance system is a configuration in which a route guidance control unit 15 is added to the fee guidance device 10 with respect to the configuration of FIG. The route guidance control unit 15 controls the navigation device 5 when the vehicle receives or is highly likely to receive the off-road facility use service, and omits route guidance regarding the toll gate at the designated exit or designated entrance. Let

  Here, the timing at which the navigation device 5 performs route guidance on the toll gate is naturally before the timing at which the host vehicle arrives at the toll gate. Therefore, in order for the navigation apparatus 5 to omit route guidance at the toll gate, it is necessary to give an instruction before the host vehicle arrives at the toll gate. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a general expressway entrance / exit (interchange). For example, to go to the toll gate at the highway exit, you must pass a ramp from the highway to the exit toll gate. To go to the toll gate at the highway entrance, You need to go through the ramp to the toll booth. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is recognized that the host vehicle is heading for the toll gate by detecting that the host vehicle is traveling on the ramp.

  17 and 18 are flowcharts showing the operation of the fee guide device 10 according to the sixth embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the fee guidance apparatus 10 according to the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to these drawings. The flow of FIG. 17 is executed in parallel with the flow of FIG. 7 shown in the first embodiment, and the flow of FIG. 18 is executed in parallel with the flow of FIG. 9 shown in the second embodiment. That is, the flow of FIG. 17 is executed when the host vehicle travels on a highway, and the flow of FIG. 18 is performed when the host vehicle travels on a general road.

  First, the process shown in FIG. 17 will be described. When the host vehicle enters the highway from an arbitrary entrance, the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 of the toll guide device 10 acquires information on the planned travel route of the host vehicle from the navigation device 5 (step S501). Further, the service information acquisition unit 12 acquires service information related to the currently available off-road facility use service from the map information storage device 3 (step S502). The service information includes information on designated facilities to which the off-road facility use service applies, information on designated exits and designated entrances of expressways associated with the designated facilities, and usage conditions for receiving off-site facility use services. Information is included.

  Subsequently, the route guidance control unit 15 checks whether or not the designated facility is included in the planned traveling route of the host vehicle (step S503). When the designated facility is included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle (YES in step S503), the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 determines that the current position calculation device 4 from the current position calculation device 4 while the host vehicle is traveling on the highway. Information on the current position is acquired (step S504). Further, the route guidance control unit 15 confirms whether or not the host vehicle is traveling on a ramp from the highway to the exit toll gate based on the current position of the host vehicle (step S505). Until the own vehicle enters the ramp from the highway (NO in step S505), step S504 is repeatedly executed.

  When the host vehicle enters the ramp from the highway to the exit toll gate (YES in step S505), the route guidance control unit 15 associates the ramp with the designated facility included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle. It is confirmed whether or not the designated exit lamp has been received (step S506).

  If the ramp is a ramp at a designated exit associated with a designated facility included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle, the host vehicle will stop at the designated facility and the off-road facility use service will be applied. There is a high possibility of being. Therefore, the route guidance control unit 15 determines that the ramp is a designated exit ramp associated with the designated facility included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle (YES in step S506), the navigation device. 5 is made to omit route guidance regarding the toll booth at the designated exit (step S507).

  On the other hand, if the ramp is not a ramp at the designated exit associated with the designated facility included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle, the possibility that the host vehicle will receive the off-road facility use service is low. Therefore, when the lamp is not a designated exit lamp associated with the designated facility included in the planned travel route of the host vehicle (NO in step S506), the route guidance control unit 15 causes the notification device 2 to Route guidance related to the toll gate is carried out as usual (step S508).

  In step S503, even when the designated facility is not included in the planned traveling route of the host vehicle (NO in step S503), the possibility that the host vehicle receives the off-road facility use service is low. Therefore, also in that case, the route guidance control unit 15 causes the notification device 2 to perform route guidance regarding the toll gate as usual (step S508).

  According to the process shown in FIG. 17, when there is a high possibility of receiving the application of the off-road facility use service (that is, when the charge guidance is omitted in the process of FIG. 7), route guidance regarding the toll gate at the designated exit is omitted Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from being misunderstood that the toll is charged or refunded which is not actually performed.

  Next, the process shown in FIG. 18 will be described. As described above, the flow of FIG. 18 is executed when the host vehicle travels on a general road.

  When the host vehicle starts traveling on a general road, the service information acquisition unit 12 of the fee guide device 10 acquires service information related to the currently available off-road facility use service from the map information storage device 3 (step S601). The service information includes information on designated facilities to which the off-road facility use service applies, information on designated exits and designated entrances of expressways associated with the designated facilities, and usage conditions for receiving off-site facility use services. Information is included.

  While the host vehicle is traveling on a general road, the vehicle information acquisition unit 13 acquires information on the current position of the host vehicle from the current position calculation device 4 (step S602). Further, the route guidance control unit 15 checks whether or not the host vehicle is traveling on a ramp from the general road to the toll gate at the high speed entrance based on the current position of the host vehicle (step S603). Until the host vehicle enters the ramp from the general road (NO in step S603), step S602 is repeatedly executed.

  When the host vehicle enters the ramp from the general road to the toll gate at the entrance of the expressway (YES in step S603), the route guidance control unit 15 uses the designated entrance that can receive the off-road facility use service. It is confirmed whether it is a lamp (step S604). If the ramp is a designated entrance ramp (YES in step S604), the route guidance control unit 15 determines that the host vehicle arrives at the designated entrance based on the travel history obtained from the history of the current position of the subject vehicle. It is checked whether or not the designated exit and designated facility associated with the designated entrance have been passed (step S605).

  If the host vehicle passes through them (YES in step S605), there is a possibility that an off-site facility use service is applied. Therefore, the route guidance control unit 15 confirms whether or not the use conditions of the designated facility through which the host vehicle passes are satisfied (step S606). For example, when the off-road facility use service that may be applied to the host vehicle is the “off-street parking service” of Non-Patent Document 1, in step S606, the route guidance control unit 15 causes the host vehicle to move to the designated exit. Is compared with the time of departure from the designated facility or the current time, and it is determined whether or not the above three conditions (a) to (c) are satisfied.

  If the vehicle satisfies the use conditions for the designated facility (YES in step S606), the off-road facility use service is applied. Therefore, the route guidance control unit 15 causes the navigation device 5 to omit route guidance regarding the toll gate at the designated entrance (step S607).

  On the other hand, if the current position of the host vehicle is not the designated entrance ramp (NO in step S604), if the host vehicle does not pass through the designated exit and designated facility (NO in step S605), or if the subject vehicle is a designated facility If the use condition is not satisfied (NO in step S606), the vehicle cannot receive the off-road facility use service. Therefore, in those cases, the route guidance control unit 15 causes the notification device 2 to perform route guidance regarding the toll gate as usual (step S608).

  According to the process shown in FIG. 18, when the own vehicle receives the application of the off-road facility use service (that is, when the charge guide is omitted in the process of FIG. 9), the route guide regarding the toll gate at the designated entrance is omitted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from being misunderstood that the toll is charged or refunded which is not actually performed.

  It should be noted that the present invention can be freely combined with each other within the scope of the invention, and each embodiment can be appropriately modified or omitted.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Payment apparatus, 2 Notification apparatus, 3 Map information storage apparatus, 4 Current position calculation apparatus, 5 Navigation apparatus, 10 Charge guidance apparatus, 11 Charge guidance part, 12 Service information acquisition part, 13 Vehicle information acquisition part, 14 Charge calculation part , 15 route guidance control unit, 50 processing circuit, 51 processor, 52 memory.

Claims (12)

A charge guide unit for providing a charge guide for notifying a user of a toll charged by a payment device of the own vehicle at a toll gate on a highway,
Information on the designated facility to which the off-road facility use service of the expressway is applied, the designated exit and designated entrance of the expressway associated with the designated facility, and the use conditions for receiving the off-road facility use service A service information acquisition unit for acquiring
A vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring information of the position of the host vehicle and a planned travel route;
With
The charge guide unit includes the designated facility in the planned travel route, and when the vehicle is charged or refunded when the vehicle leaves the expressway from the designated exit, Omit the fee guide at the designated exit,
Charge guide device. The toll guide should notify the designated exit when the vehicle cannot satisfy the usage conditions before entering the expressway from the designated entrance after the vehicle exits the designated expressway from the designated exit. To notify the user of the toll
The charge guide device according to claim 1. The route guidance control part which makes the navigation apparatus of the own vehicle omit route guidance about the toll booth of the designated exit when the fee guidance unit omits the fee guidance at the designated exit. The charge guide device according to claim 2. A charge guide unit for providing a charge guide for notifying a user of a toll charged by a payment device of the own vehicle at a toll gate on a highway,
Information on the designated facility to which the off-road facility use service of the expressway is applied, the designated exit and designated entrance of the expressway associated with the designated facility, and the use conditions for receiving the off-road facility use service A service information acquisition unit for acquiring
A vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring information of the position of the host vehicle;
With
The charge guide unit is configured to respond to the payment device when the vehicle exits the expressway from the designated exit, passes through the designated facility, and enters the expressway from the designated entrance in a state where the use conditions are satisfied. When billing is performed, the fee guidance at the designated entrance is omitted.
Charge guide device. After the vehicle exits the expressway from the designated exit, the toll guide section fails to satisfy the usage conditions before entering the expressway from the designated entrance, and then from the designated entrance to the expressway. If the billing device is charged when entering, the fee guidance at the designated entrance is not omitted.
The charge guide device according to claim 4. The route guidance control part which makes the navigation apparatus of the said vehicle omit the route guidance regarding the toll gate of the said designated entrance when the said fee guidance part omits the said fee guidance at the said designated entrance. The charge guide device according to claim 5. A charge guide unit for providing a charge guide for notifying a user of a toll charged by a payment device of the own vehicle at a toll gate on a highway,
Information on the designated facility to which the off-road facility use service of the expressway is applied, the designated exit and designated entrance of the expressway associated with the designated facility, and the use conditions for receiving the off-road facility use service A service information acquisition unit for acquiring
A vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring information of the position of the host vehicle;
With
The toll guide unit exits the designated exit after the vehicle exits the expressway from the designated exit, passes through the designated facility, and returns from the designated entrance to the expressway in a state satisfying the use conditions. If the payment device is charged or refunded when exiting the expressway from another exit, and the toll on the expressway to which the off-site facility use service is applied is unknown, at the exit Omit the price guide for
Charge guide device. A charge calculation unit for calculating a toll for the expressway to which the off-site facility use service is applied;
The fee guide unit notifies the user of the toll calculated by the fee calculator instead of omitting the fee guide.
The charge guide device according to claim 7. A fee information acquisition unit for acquiring fee information, which is information indicating a toll on the expressway charged or refunded to the host vehicle, by communication with the outside;
A fee determination unit for determining whether the fee information acquired by the fee information acquisition unit indicates a correct toll after application of the off-road facility use service;
Further comprising
When it is determined by the fee determination unit that the fee information indicates a correct toll after application of the off-site facility use service, the fee guide unit does not omit the fee guide, Implement the toll guide for the tolls shown,
The charge guide device according to claim 7. A charge guide method in a charge guide device for providing a charge guide for notifying a user of a toll charged by a settlement device of the own vehicle at a tollgate on a highway,
The fee guide device includes a fee guide unit that performs the fee guide,
The service information acquisition unit of the toll guide device includes a designated facility to which the off-road facility use service of the expressway is applied, a designated exit and a designated entrance of the expressway associated with the designated facility, and the outside of the road Acquire information on the conditions of use for receiving facility use services,
The vehicle information acquisition unit of the fee guide device acquires information on the position of the host vehicle and a planned travel route,
When the designated facility is included in the scheduled travel route, and when the vehicle is charged or refunded when the vehicle leaves the expressway from the designated exit, the fee guide unit, Omit the fee guide at the designated exit,
Price guidance method. A charge guide method in a charge guide device for providing a charge guide for notifying a user of a toll charged by a settlement device of the own vehicle at a tollgate on a highway,
The fee guide device includes a fee guide unit that performs the fee guide,
The service information acquisition unit of the toll guide device includes a designated facility to which the off-road facility use service of the expressway is applied, a designated exit and a designated entrance of the expressway associated with the designated facility, and the outside of the road Acquire information on the conditions of use for receiving facility use services,
The vehicle information acquisition unit of the fee guide device acquires information on the position of the host vehicle,
When the vehicle is charged for the settlement device when the vehicle exits the expressway from the designated exit, passes through the designated facility, and enters the expressway from the designated entrance while satisfying the use conditions , The fee guide section omits the fee guide at the designated entrance,
Price guidance method. A charge guide method in a charge guide device for providing a charge guide for notifying a user of a toll charged by a settlement device of the own vehicle at a tollgate on a highway,
The fee guide device includes a fee guide unit that performs the fee guide,
The service information acquisition unit of the toll guide device includes a designated facility to which the off-road facility use service of the expressway is applied, a designated exit and a designated entrance of the expressway associated with the designated facility, and the outside of the road Acquire information on the conditions of use for receiving facility use services,
The vehicle information acquisition unit of the fee guide device acquires information on the position of the host vehicle,
The vehicle exits the expressway from the designated exit, passes through the designated facility, returns to the expressway from the designated entrance in a state where the use conditions are satisfied, and then from an exit different from the designated exit. If the payment device is charged or refunded when leaving the expressway, and the toll on the expressway to which the off-site facility use service is applied is unknown, the toll guide is at the exit. Omit the price guide for
Price guidance method.

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