Patent ID: 7123879
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
1. A toll charging system comprising: a roadside apparatus; an onboard device which is capable of being arranged in a vehicle; a portable telephone; and a charging apparatus, wherein said roadside apparatus detects the vehicle entering a charging area and transmits charging information containing at least toll information and an address of the charging apparatus, wherein said onboard device receives the charging information transmitted from said roadside apparatus, generates vehicle identification information to identify the vehicle, and outputs, to said portable telephone, instruction information which instructs to transmit the charging information and vehicle identification information to the address contained in the received charging information, wherein said portable telephone transmits the charging information and vehicle identification information to the address on the basis of the instruction information output from said onboard device, wherein said charging apparatus receives the charging information and vehicle identification information transmitted from said portable telephone, identifies the vehicle on the basis of the received vehicle identification information, and executes charge processing for the identified vehicle, wherein said charging apparatus transmits a charge processing result to said portable telephone as the transmission source of the charging information and vehicle identification information, and said portable telephone receives the charge processing result transmitted from said charging apparatus and displays the charge processing result and outputs the charge processing result as voice data, and wherein said onboard device is used for communication in a shorter range than that of said portable telephone, thereby reducing an amount of communication traffic for said portable telephone.