Patent ID: 6252524
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
A vehicle-mounted unit for a toll collection system for performing radio communication with a road-side machine and automatically charging a toll based on information in a storage medium removably inserted into said vehicle-mounted unit comprising:a communication zone determining means for determining if said vehicle is within a toll collection communication zone by radio communication with said road-side machine;an insertion state detecting means for detecting if said storage medium has been correctly inserted into said vehicle-mounted unit;a suitability determining means for determining if said storage medium is suitable for toll collection; anda data sending and receiving means connected to an external control apparatus for sending and receiving data signals to and from said external control apparatus,said data sending and receiving means sending data to said external control apparatus for decelerating said vehicle if said vehicle-mounted unit is within a toll collection communication zone and is confirming if said storage medium is correctly inserted into said vehicle-mounted unit or is confirming toll collection suitability.