Patent ID: 7127413

Claim:
A charge processing device comprising: detecting means for detecting position information indicating a position where a moving body is located on the basis of a received signal from a satellite; matching means for matching the position information with predetermined map information; setting means for, based on the map information, setting an area where a charge is applied which area corresponds to a predetermined area in the map information; receiving means for receiving toll data from a ground station including charge data, for each of a plurality of different moving body types determined on the basis of a size of the moving body type, relating to the area where a charge is applied; deciding means for, based on a result of a matching by the matching means, deciding an entry state indicating whether or not the moving body has at least entered into the area where a charge is applied; and generating means for generating, based on a result of a deciding by the deciding means, charge information for the moving body, by using the received toll data, wherein the area where a charge is applied is divided into sub-areas by substantially concentric circles, and a charge amount for each sub-area is set such that the closer a sub-area is to the center of the area where a charge is applied, the higher the charge amount becomes.