EP2256694A1 - Method and components for generating toll transactions - Google Patents

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EP2256694A1
EP2256694A1 EP09450104A EP09450104A EP2256694A1 EP 2256694 A1 EP2256694 A1 EP 2256694A1 EP 09450104 A EP09450104 A EP 09450104A EP 09450104 A EP09450104 A EP 09450104A EP 2256694 A1 EP2256694 A1 EP 2256694A1
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  • the present invention relates to a method for generating toll transactions in a road toll system, comprising vehicle devices both with a short range transceiver for communicating with stationary transceiver of a center and with a satellite navigation receiver with downstream mobile module for data transmission via a mobile network to a server of the center.
  • vehicle devices and servers for such road toll systems.
  • Onboard units of the type mentioned are also referred to as "Hybdrid OBUs" because they both with transceiver beacons conventional infrastructure-based toll systems, eg DSRC toll systems (dedicated short range communication - toll charging) according to the DSRC standards according to CEN TC278, as well as with so-called GNSS toll collection systems (global navigation satellite system - great charging) can work together.
  • DSRC toll systems dedicated short range communication - toll charging
  • CEN TC278 DSRC toll systems
  • GNSS toll collection systems global navigation satellite system - great charging
  • GNSS toll systems offer the advantage of free choice to the operator of a toll charger due to their low infrastructure requirements Mobile network and the toll transaction server has.
  • LAC localization augmentation communication
  • the invention has as its object to provide methods and components for road toll systems, which combine the advantage of the high reliability of infrastructure-based toll systems with the advantage of free provider selection of GNSS toll systems.
  • This object is achieved in a first aspect with a method of the aforementioned type, which is characterized according to the invention in that generated by the vehicle unit from a received via the short-range transceiver identifier of a transceiver on the way of the server a toll transaction and to the control center is sent, this toll transaction emulates a transceiver sent directly to the headquarters toll collection transaction.
  • the invention makes use of the functionalities of conventional hybrid OBUs, which have hitherto acted separately in infrastructure-based and GNSS systems, in a novel link by the OBUs as it were "infrastructure-bound toll transactions", as they were previously generated by the transceiver of an infrastructure-based system itself and send it via the GNSS toll collection system to the central office.
  • infrastructure-bound toll transactions as they were previously generated by the transceiver of an infrastructure-based system itself and send it via the GNSS toll collection system to the central office.
  • the toll transactions continue to contain - as the previous infrastructure-bound Toll transactions - an identifier of the respective transceiver beacon, so that the operator has the high local security of conventional infrastructure-based toll systems.
  • the operator has the free choice of provider in terms of the server and the mobile network of the GNSS toll system through which this toll transaction are sent to the headquarters, so that the advantages of both known systems are combined.
  • said toll transaction is additionally provided with a cryptographic signature and / or encryption of the transceiver beacon.
  • a tamper-proof authentication of the transceiver beacon can be ensured with respect to the center, which further increases the location security.
  • the invention provides a vehicle device for road toll systems, which has both a short range transceiver for communicating with stationary transceiver of a center and a satellite navigation receiver with downstream mobile module for position message via a mobile network to a server of the center and is characterized in that it generates a toll transaction from an identifier of a transceiver beacon received via the short range transceiver and transmits it to the central office via the mobile radio network and the server, this toll transaction emulating a toll transaction sent by transceiver beacons directly to the central station.
  • the vehicle device preferably additionally provides said toll transaction with a cryptographic signature and / or encryption of the transceiver beacon received via the short-range transceiver.
  • the invention provides a server for a road toll system, which is used to receive Toll transactions or position reports of vehicle devices of the type presented here is formed and sends these toll transactions or toll transactions generated from these position reports via an interface to a center of the road toll system.
  • Fig. 1 comprises a conventional infrastructure-based road toll system, eg a DSRC road toll system according to the DSRC standard CEN TC278.
  • the road toll system comprises a plurality of vehicle devices or OBUs 1 equipped with a short range transceiver 2, such as an infrared transceiver or short range radio transceiver, in particular DSRC transponders, for communicating with stationary transceiver beacons 3 placed on the roadside.
  • a short range transceiver 2 such as an infrared transceiver or short range radio transceiver, in particular DSRC transponders
  • stationary transceiver beacons 3 placed on the roadside.
  • transceiving beacon or “beacon” in the present description means any type of stationary short-range transceiver, eg infrared, radio or in particular DSRC transceiver.
  • the vehicle devices 1 are each with a unique vehicle device identifier OID and the transceiver beacons 3 each with a unique own identifier, eg a beacon identifier BID and / or a station identifier SID a locally responsible station (not shown) provided.
  • OID vehicle device identifier
  • SID station identifier
  • the transceiver beacon 3 - or any devices connected to it, such as their stations, which are here counted to the transceiver beacon 3 for simplicity - generates a toll transaction T for a center 5 on an interface 4, which is in the area of influence of the toll operator TC ("toll charger").
  • the toll transaction T contains the vehicle device identifier OID and the beacon or station identifier BID / SID and - be it explicitly stated therein, or only implicitly referenced by the beacon or station identifier BID / SID - the location of the respective transceiver beacon 3.
  • Fig. 1 Furthermore, the role of a service provider SP ("service provider") with a server 6 and a connected user database 7 is shown, which manages the vehicle device identifiers OID with respect to specific user accounts, assigns them to the OBUs 1 and, if necessary, also make them available to the center 5 can.
  • service provider service provider
  • Fig. 2 shows the case of a conventional GNSS toll collection system whose OBUs 8 include satellite navigation receiver 9 for self-sufficient determination of their own position in a satellite navigation system 10 and - as so-called “thin clients” - corresponding position reports or - as so-called “thick clients” - already derived therefrom "finished” toll transactions T by means of a mobile module 11 via a mobile network 12 to the server 6 of the service provider SP dedicate.
  • the server 6 transmits the toll transactions T received from "thick client” OBUs 8, or the toll transactions T completed from position reports of "thin client” OBUs 8, to the center 5 via a back office interface 13, the toll transactions T being the respective ones Vehicle device identifier OID and the respective vehicle device position LOC included.
  • the toll operator TC may perform manual random checks on the positions of the vehicle devices 8 (CHK) to check the toll transactions T.
  • Fig. 3 shows the road toll system and method according to the invention with its components, which consists of a novel, modified combination of the systems Fig. 1 and 2 composed.
  • Like reference numerals designate like components as in FIGS Fig. 1 and 2 ,
  • the at the road toll systems of Fig. 3 used vehicle devices 14 are hybrid OBUs and have both a short range transceiver 2, in particular DSRC transponder, for communication with the transceiver beacons 3, in particular DSRC transceivers, as well as a mobile module 11 for issuing messages via the mobile network 12 to the server. 6
  • the vehicle devices 14 are here modified in such a way that they can themselves generate toll transactions T (OID, BID / SID) from the identifiers BID / SID received from the transceiver bays 3 in the course of the short-range communication which correspond to the toll transactions on the interface 4 of the system of FIG Fig. 1 are functionally equivalent, ie they emulate.
  • the vehicle devices 14 first generate position messages from the beacon or station identifications BID / SID obtained from the transceiver beacons 3 in the course of the short-range communication, which are sent to the server 6, and this is modified such that it can use the received toll-related T (T) transaction messages.
  • OID, BID / SID) which is responsible for the toll transactions on interface 4 of the system Fig. 1 are functionally equivalent, ie they emulate.
  • the toll transactions T contain in each case the beacon and / or station identifier BID or SID of the respective transceiver beacon 3 or their station and, be it explicitly indicated therein or implicitly identified by the beacon or station identifier BID / SID - also the location of the respective transceiver beacon 3.
  • the toll transactions T can additionally be provided with a cryptographic signature of the respective transceiver beacon 3 and / or encrypted with this signature or another key; this also includes the case where e.g. only the identifier BID / SID contained in the toll transaction is provided with such a signature or encrypted.
  • the toll transactions T are forwarded from the server 6 via the back-office interface 13 to the central office 5.
  • the symbolic arrow 15, which leads in the central office 5 to the interface 4 indicates that the central station 5 treats the toll transactions T thus obtained in the same way as conventional toll transactions previously generated by the transceiver bays 3 and received via the interface 4 , If desired, the server 6 can also feed the toll transaction T directly into the interface 4, but this requires a corresponding additional connection between server 6 and center 5.

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The method involves producing a toll transaction (T) from an identification (BID/SID) of a transmitting and receiving station rod (3) over a path of a server (6) by a vehicle device (14) i.e. onboard unit, where the identification is received by a short range-transmitter and receiver (2). The toll transaction is transmitted to a power station (5). The toll transaction directly transmitted to the power station is emulated. The toll transaction is provided with a cryptographic signature of the transmitting and receiving station rod. The road toll system is formed by the vehicle device. An independent claim is also included for a road toll system comprising a vehicle device.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Erzeugen von Mauttransaktionen in einem Straßenmautsystem, das Fahrzeuggeräte sowohl mit einem Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger zur Kommunikation mit ortsfesten Sendeempfangsbaken einer Zentrale als auch mit einem Satellitennavigationsempfänger mit nachgeschaltetem Mobilfunkmodul zur Datenübermittlung über ein Mobilfunknetz an einen Server der Zentrale aufweist. Die Erfindung betrifft ferner Fahrzeuggeräte und Server für solche Straßenmautsysteme.The present invention relates to a method for generating toll transactions in a road toll system, comprising vehicle devices both with a short range transceiver for communicating with stationary transceiver of a center and with a satellite navigation receiver with downstream mobile module for data transmission via a mobile network to a server of the center. The invention further relates to vehicle devices and servers for such road toll systems.

Moderne Straßenmautsystem folgen in ihren Funktionen, Rollenverteilungen und Schnittstellen den im Standard ISO 17573, "Road Transport and Traffic Telematics - Electronic Fee Collection - System Architecture for Vehicle Related Transport Services", definierten Prinzipien.Modern road toll systems follow in their functions, role distributions and interfaces the principles defined in the standard ISO 17573, "Road Transport and Traffic Telematics - Electronic Fee Collection - System Architecture for Vehicle Related Transport Services".

Fahrzeuggeräte (onboard units, OBUs) der eingangs genannten Art werden auch als "Hybdrid-OBUs" bezeichnet, weil sie sowohl mit Sendeempfangsbaken herkömmlicher infrastrukturgebundener Mautsysteme, z.B. DSRC-Mautsysteme (dedicated short range communication - toll charging) nach den DSRC-Standards gemäß CEN TC278, als auch mit sogenannten GNSS-Mautsystemen (global navigation satellite system - toll charging) zusammenarbeiten können. Infrastrukturgebundene Mautsysteme, wie DSRC-Mautsysteme, haben einen hohen Zuverlässigkeitsgrad hinsichtlich der Verortung der Fahrzeuggeräte aufgrund des bekannten Ortes der Sendeempfangsbaken, wogegen GNSS-Mautsysteme für den Betreiber einer Zentrale ("toll charger") aufgrund ihrer geringen Infrastrukturerfordernisse den Vorteil einer freien Wahl hinsichtlich des Mobilfunknetzes und des die Mauttransaktionen liefernden Servers hat. Anderseits haben GNSS-Mautsysteme eine geringere Verortungssicherheit, sodaß bereits vorgeschlagen wurde, diese mit Hilfe zusätzlicher lokal verteilter Sendeempfangsbaken zu erhöhen ("localisation augmentation communication", LAC). Dennoch läßt sich auch mit LAC-GNSS-Mautsystemen derzeit nicht die hohe Verläßlichkeit herkömmlicher infrastrukturgebundener Mautsysteme erreichen, so daß Mautbetreiber weiterhin auf infrastrukturgebundene Mautsysteme vertrauen und die Vorteile der genannten Wahlfreiheit nicht nutzen können.Onboard units (OBUs) of the type mentioned are also referred to as "Hybdrid OBUs" because they both with transceiver beacons conventional infrastructure-based toll systems, eg DSRC toll systems (dedicated short range communication - toll charging) according to the DSRC standards according to CEN TC278, as well as with so-called GNSS toll collection systems (global navigation satellite system - great charging) can work together. Infrastructure-based tolling systems, such as DSRC toll systems, have a high degree of reliability with regard to the location of the vehicle equipment due to the well-known location of the transceiver beacons, whereas GNSS toll systems offer the advantage of free choice to the operator of a toll charger due to their low infrastructure requirements Mobile network and the toll transaction server has. On the other hand, GNSS toll systems have a lower positioning security, so that it has already been proposed, this with the help of additional locally distributed Increase transceiver beacons ("localization augmentation communication", LAC). Nevertheless, even with LAC-GNSS toll systems, it is currently not possible to achieve the high reliability of conventional infrastructure-based tolling systems, so that toll operators can continue to rely on infrastructure-based tolling systems and can not take advantage of the aforementioned freedom of choice.

Die Erfindung setzt sich zum Ziel, Verfahren und Komponenten für Straßenmautsysteme zu schaffen, welche den Vorteil der hohen Zuverlässigkeit von infrastrukturgebundenen Mautsystemen mit dem Vorteil der freien Providerwahl von GNSS-Mautsystemen verbinden.The invention has as its object to provide methods and components for road toll systems, which combine the advantage of the high reliability of infrastructure-based toll systems with the advantage of free provider selection of GNSS toll systems.

Dieses Ziel wird in einem ersten Aspekt mit einem Verfahren der einleitend genannten Art erreicht, das sich gemäß der Erfindung dadurch auszeichnet, daß vom Fahrzeuggerät aus einer über den Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger empfangenen Kennung einer Sendeempfangsbake über den Weg des Servers eine Mauttransaktion erzeugt und an die Zentrale abgesendet wird, wobei diese Mauttransaktion eine von Sendeempfangsbaken direkt an die Zentrale absendbare Mauttransaktion emuliert.This object is achieved in a first aspect with a method of the aforementioned type, which is characterized according to the invention in that generated by the vehicle unit from a received via the short-range transceiver identifier of a transceiver on the way of the server a toll transaction and to the control center is sent, this toll transaction emulates a transceiver sent directly to the headquarters toll collection transaction.

Die Erfindung nützt die Funktionalitäten herkömmlicher Hybrid-OBUs, welche bislang in infrastrukturgebundenen und GNSS-Systemen jeweils gesondert agieren, in einer neuartigen Verknüpfung aus, indem die OBUs gleichsam "infrastrukturgebundene Mauttransaktionen", wie sie bislang von den Sendeempfangsbaken eines infrastrukturgebundenen Systems erzeugt wurden, selbst erzeugen und über das GNSS-Mautsystem an die Zentrale senden. Für den Mautbetreiber ergeben sich dadurch keine Veränderungen seiner ortsfesten Infrastruktur, insbesondere seiner Sendeempfangsbaken und der Zentrale, in welcher die erhaltenen Mauttransaktionen weiterhin wie herkömmliche infrastrukturgebundene Mauttransaktionen verarbeitet werden können. Die Mauttransaktionen enthalten auch weiterhin - wie die bisherigen infrastrukturgebundenen Mauttransaktionen - eine Kennung der jeweiligen Sendeempfangsbake, sodaß der Betreiber die hohe Ortssicherheit herkömmlicher infrastrukturgebundener Mautsysteme hat. Gleichzeitig hat er jedoch die freie Providerwahl hinsichtlich des Servers und des Mobilfunknetzes des GNSS-Mautsystems, über welches diese Mauttransaktion zur Zentrale gesendet werden, so daß die Vorteile beider bekannten Systeme vereinigt sind.The invention makes use of the functionalities of conventional hybrid OBUs, which have hitherto acted separately in infrastructure-based and GNSS systems, in a novel link by the OBUs as it were "infrastructure-bound toll transactions", as they were previously generated by the transceiver of an infrastructure-based system itself and send it via the GNSS toll collection system to the central office. For the toll operator, this results in no changes to its fixed infrastructure, in particular its transceiver beacons and the central office, in which the toll transactions received can continue to be processed as conventional infrastructure-based toll transactions. The toll transactions continue to contain - as the previous infrastructure-bound Toll transactions - an identifier of the respective transceiver beacon, so that the operator has the high local security of conventional infrastructure-based toll systems. At the same time, however, he has the free choice of provider in terms of the server and the mobile network of the GNSS toll system through which this toll transaction are sent to the headquarters, so that the advantages of both known systems are combined.

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung wird die genannte Mauttransaktion zusätzlich mit einer kryptographischen Signatur und/oder Verschlüsselung der Sendeempfangsbake versehen. Dadurch kann eine manipulationssichere Authentifizierung der Sendeempfangsbake gegenüber der Zentrale sichergestellt werden, welche die Verortungssicherheit weiter erhöht.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention said toll transaction is additionally provided with a cryptographic signature and / or encryption of the transceiver beacon. As a result, a tamper-proof authentication of the transceiver beacon can be ensured with respect to the center, which further increases the location security.

In einem zweiten Aspekt schafft die Erfindung ein Fahrzeuggerät für Straßenmautsysteme, welches sowohl einen Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger zur Kommunikation mit ortsfesten Sendeempfangsbaken einer Zentrale als auch einen Satellitennavigationsempfänger mit nachgeschaltetem Mobilfunkmodul zur Positionsmeldung über ein Mobilfunknetz an einen Server der Zentrale aufweist und sich dadurch auszeichnet, daß es aus einer über den Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger empfangenen Kennung einer Sendeempfangsbake eine Mauttransaktion erzeugt und über das Mobilfunknetz und den Server an die Zentrale absendet, wobei diese Mauttransaktion eine von Sendeempfangsbaken direkt an die Zentrale absendbare Mauttransaktion emuliert.In a second aspect, the invention provides a vehicle device for road toll systems, which has both a short range transceiver for communicating with stationary transceiver of a center and a satellite navigation receiver with downstream mobile module for position message via a mobile network to a server of the center and is characterized in that it generates a toll transaction from an identifier of a transceiver beacon received via the short range transceiver and transmits it to the central office via the mobile radio network and the server, this toll transaction emulating a toll transaction sent by transceiver beacons directly to the central station.

Bevorzugt versieht das Fahrzeuggerät die genannte Mauttransaktion zusätzlich mit einer über den Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger empfangenen kryptographischen Signatur und/oder Verschlüsselung der Sendeempfangsbake.The vehicle device preferably additionally provides said toll transaction with a cryptographic signature and / or encryption of the transceiver beacon received via the short-range transceiver.

In noch einem weiteren Aspekt schafft die Erfindung einen Server für ein Straßenmautsystem, welcher für den Empfang von Mauttransaktionen oder Positionsmeldungen von Fahrzeuggeräten der hier vorgestellten Art ausgebildet ist und diese Mauttransaktionen bzw. aus diesen Positionsmeldungen erzeugte Mauttransaktionen über eine Schnittstelle an eine Zentrale des Straßenmautsystems sendet.In yet another aspect, the invention provides a server for a road toll system, which is used to receive Toll transactions or position reports of vehicle devices of the type presented here is formed and sends these toll transactions or toll transactions generated from these position reports via an interface to a center of the road toll system.

Hinsichtlich der Merkmale und Vorteile des erfindungsgemäßen Fahrzeuggeräts und Servers wird auf die obigen Ausführungen verwiesen.With regard to the features and advantages of the vehicle device and server according to the invention, reference is made to the above statements.

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand eines in den beigeschlossenen Zeichnungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles näher erläutert. In den Zeichnungen zeigt:

  • Fig. 1 ein DSRC-Straßenmautsystem nach dem Stand der Technik in schematischer Blockschaltbildform;
  • Fig. 2 ein GNSS-Straßenmautsystem nach dem Stand der Technik in schematischer Blockschaltbildform; und
  • Fig. 3 das Straßenmautsystem und Verfahren der Erfindung anhand eines schematischen Blockschaltbilds.
The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. In the drawings shows:
  • Fig. 1 a DSRC road toll system according to the prior art in a schematic block diagram form;
  • Fig. 2 a GNSS road toll system according to the prior art in a schematic block diagram form; and
  • Fig. 3 the road toll system and method of the invention with reference to a schematic block diagram.

Gemäß Fig. 1 umfaßt ein herkömmliches infrastrukturgebundenes Straßenmautsystem, z.B. ein DSRC-Straßenmautsystem nach dem DSRC-Standard CEN TC278. Das Straßenmautsystem umfaßt eine Vielzahl von Fahrzeuggeräten bzw. OBUs 1, die mit einem Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger 2, wie einem Infrarot-Sendeempfänger oder Kurzreichenweitenfunk-Sendeempfänger, insbesondere DSRC-Transponder, zur Kommunikation mit straßenseitig aufgestellten ortsfesten Sendeempfangsbaken 3 ausgestattet sind. Unter dem Begriff "Sendeempfangsbake" bzw. kurz "Bake" wird in der vorliegenden Beschreibung jede beliebige Art von ortsfestem Kurzreichenweiten-Sendeempfänger (short-range transceiver) verstanden, z.B. Infrarot-, Funk- oder insbesondere DSRC-Transceiver.According to Fig. 1 comprises a conventional infrastructure-based road toll system, eg a DSRC road toll system according to the DSRC standard CEN TC278. The road toll system comprises a plurality of vehicle devices or OBUs 1 equipped with a short range transceiver 2, such as an infrared transceiver or short range radio transceiver, in particular DSRC transponders, for communicating with stationary transceiver beacons 3 placed on the roadside. The term "transceiving beacon" or "beacon" in the present description means any type of stationary short-range transceiver, eg infrared, radio or in particular DSRC transceiver.

Die Fahrzeuggeräte 1 sind jeweils mit einer eindeutigen Fahrzeuggeräte-Kennung OID und die Sendeempfangsbaken 3 jeweils mit einer eindeutigen eigenen Kennung, z.B. einer Bakenkennung BID und/oder einer Stationskennung SID einer örtlich für sie zuständigen Station (nicht gezeigt), versehen.The vehicle devices 1 are each with a unique vehicle device identifier OID and the transceiver beacons 3 each with a unique own identifier, eg a beacon identifier BID and / or a station identifier SID a locally responsible station (not shown) provided.

Beim Passieren einer Sendeempfangsbake 3 mit einem Fahrzeuggerät 1 erzeugt die Sendeempfangsbake 3 - bzw. allenfalls daran angeschaltete Einrichtungen wie ihre Stationen, welche der Einfachheit halber hier zur Sendeempfangsbake 3 gezählt werden - auf einer Schnittstelle 4 eine Mauttransaktion T für eine Zentrale 5, die im Einflußbereich des Mautbetreibers TC ("toll charger") steht. Die Mauttransaktion T enthält die Fahrzeuggerätekennung OID und die Baken- bzw. Stationskennung BID/SID und - sei es explizit darin angegeben, oder nur implizit durch die Baken- bzw. Stationskennung BID/SID referenziert - den Ort der jeweiligen Sendeempfangsbake 3.When passing a transceiver beacon 3 with a vehicle device 1, the transceiver beacon 3 - or any devices connected to it, such as their stations, which are here counted to the transceiver beacon 3 for simplicity - generates a toll transaction T for a center 5 on an interface 4, which is in the area of influence of the toll operator TC ("toll charger"). The toll transaction T contains the vehicle device identifier OID and the beacon or station identifier BID / SID and - be it explicitly stated therein, or only implicitly referenced by the beacon or station identifier BID / SID - the location of the respective transceiver beacon 3.

In Fig. 1 ist ferner noch die Rolle eines Dienstanbieters SP ("service provider") mit einem Server 6 und einer daran angeschlossenen Benutzerdatenbank 7 dargestellt, welcher die Fahrzeuggeräte-Kennungen OID hinsichtlich bestimmter Benutzerkonten verwaltet, den OBUs 1 zuweist und erforderlichenfalls auch der Zentrale 5 zur Verfügung stellen kann.In Fig. 1 Furthermore, the role of a service provider SP ("service provider") with a server 6 and a connected user database 7 is shown, which manages the vehicle device identifiers OID with respect to specific user accounts, assigns them to the OBUs 1 and, if necessary, also make them available to the center 5 can.

Fig. 2 zeigt den Fall eines herkömmlichen GNSS-Mautsystems, dessen OBUs 8 Satellitennavigationsempfänger 9 zur autarken Ermittlung ihrer eigenen Position in einem Satellitennavigationssystem 10 enthalten und - als sog. "thin clients" - entsprechende Positionsmeldungen oder - als sog. "thick clients" - bereits daraus abgeleitete "fertige" Mauttransaktionen T mittels eines Mobilfunkmoduls 11 über ein Mobilfunknetz 12 an den Server 6 des Dienstanbieters SP absetzen. Fig. 2 shows the case of a conventional GNSS toll collection system whose OBUs 8 include satellite navigation receiver 9 for self-sufficient determination of their own position in a satellite navigation system 10 and - as so-called "thin clients" - corresponding position reports or - as so-called "thick clients" - already derived therefrom "finished" toll transactions T by means of a mobile module 11 via a mobile network 12 to the server 6 of the service provider SP dedicate.

Der Server 6 sendet die von "thick client"-OBUs 8 empfangenen Mauttransaktionen T, oder die aus Positionsmeldungen von "thin client"-OBUs 8 fertiggestellten Mauttransaktionen T, über eine Backoffice-Schnittstelle 13 an die Zentrale 5, wobei die Mauttransaktionen T jeweils die Fahrzeuggeräte-Kennung OID und die jeweiligen Fahrzeuggeräte-Position LOC enthalten. Der Mautbetreiber TC kann manuelle Stichprobenkontrollen der Positionen der Fahrzeuggeräte 8 durchführen (CHK), um die Mauttransaktionen T zu prüfen.The server 6 transmits the toll transactions T received from "thick client" OBUs 8, or the toll transactions T completed from position reports of "thin client" OBUs 8, to the center 5 via a back office interface 13, the toll transactions T being the respective ones Vehicle device identifier OID and the respective vehicle device position LOC included. The toll operator TC may perform manual random checks on the positions of the vehicle devices 8 (CHK) to check the toll transactions T.

Fig. 3 zeigt das erfindungsgemäße Straßenmautsystem und Verfahren mit seinen Komponenten, welches sich aus einer neuartigen, modifizierten Kombination der Systeme der Fig. 1 und 2 zusammensetzt. Gleiche Bezugszeichen bezeichnen gleiche Komponenten wie in den Fig. 1 und 2. Fig. 3 shows the road toll system and method according to the invention with its components, which consists of a novel, modified combination of the systems Fig. 1 and 2 composed. Like reference numerals designate like components as in FIGS Fig. 1 and 2 ,

Die bei dem Straßenmautsystemen von Fig. 3 eingesetzten Fahrzeuggeräte 14 sind Hybrid-OBUs und haben sowohl einen Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger 2, insbesondere DSRC-Transponder, zur Kommunikation mit den Sendeempfangsbaken 3, insbesondere DSRC-Transceivern, als auch ein Mobilfunkmodul 11 zum Absetzen von Meldungen über das Mobilfunknetz 12 an den Server 6. Die Fahrzeuggeräte 14 sind hier derart modifiziert, daß sie aus den von den Sendeempfangsbaken 3 im Zuge der Kurzreichweitenkommunikation erhaltenen Kennungen BID/SID selbst Mauttransaktionen T(OID, BID/SID) erzeugen können, welche den Mauttransaktionen auf der Schnittstelle 4 des Systems von Fig. 1 funktional äquivalent sind, d.h. diese emulieren.The at the road toll systems of Fig. 3 used vehicle devices 14 are hybrid OBUs and have both a short range transceiver 2, in particular DSRC transponder, for communication with the transceiver beacons 3, in particular DSRC transceivers, as well as a mobile module 11 for issuing messages via the mobile network 12 to the server. 6 The vehicle devices 14 are here modified in such a way that they can themselves generate toll transactions T (OID, BID / SID) from the identifiers BID / SID received from the transceiver bays 3 in the course of the short-range communication which correspond to the toll transactions on the interface 4 of the system of FIG Fig. 1 are functionally equivalent, ie they emulate.

Alternativ erzeugen die Fahrzeuggeräte 14 aus den von den Sendeempfangsbaken 3 im Zuge der Kurzreichweitenkommunikation erhaltenen Baken- bzw. Stationskennungen BID/SID zunächst Positionsmeldungen, welche sie an den Server 6 absetzen, und dieser ist so modifiziert, daß er aus den empfangenen Positionsmeldungen Mauttransaktionen T(OID, BID/SID) erzeugen bzw. fertigstellen kann, welche den Mauttransaktionen auf der Schnittstelle 4 des Systems von Fig. 1 funktional äquivalent sind, d.h. diese emulieren.Alternatively, the vehicle devices 14 first generate position messages from the beacon or station identifications BID / SID obtained from the transceiver beacons 3 in the course of the short-range communication, which are sent to the server 6, and this is modified such that it can use the received toll-related T (T) transaction messages. OID, BID / SID) which is responsible for the toll transactions on interface 4 of the system Fig. 1 are functionally equivalent, ie they emulate.

Die Mauttransaktionen T enthalten dabei insbesondere jeweils die Baken- und/oder Stationskennung BID bzw. SID der jeweiligen Sendeempfangsbake 3 bzw. ihrer Station und - sei es explizit darin angegeben oder implizit durch die Baken- bzw. Stationskennung BID/SID identifiziert - auch den Ort der jeweiligen Sendeempfangsbake 3.In particular, the toll transactions T contain in each case the beacon and / or station identifier BID or SID of the respective transceiver beacon 3 or their station and, be it explicitly indicated therein or implicitly identified by the beacon or station identifier BID / SID - also the location of the respective transceiver beacon 3.

Die Mauttransaktionen T können zusätzlich mit einer kryptographischen Signatur der jeweiligen Sendeempfangsbake 3 versehen und/oder mit dieser Signatur oder einem anderen Schlüssel verschlüsselt werden; dies umfaßt auch den Fall, daß z.B. nur die in der Mauttransaktion enthaltene Kennung BID/SID mit einer solchen Signatur versehen oder verschlüsselt wird.The toll transactions T can additionally be provided with a cryptographic signature of the respective transceiver beacon 3 and / or encrypted with this signature or another key; this also includes the case where e.g. only the identifier BID / SID contained in the toll transaction is provided with such a signature or encrypted.

Die Mauttransaktionen T werden vom Server 6 über die Backoffice-Schnittstelle 13 zur Zentrale 5 weitergeleitet. Der symbolische Pfeil 15, welcher in der Zentrale 5 zu deren Schnittstelle 4 führt, deutet an, daß die Zentrale 5 die auf diese Weise erhaltenen Mauttransaktionen T in derselben Weise behandelt wie herkömmliche, ehemals von den Sendeempfangsbaken 3 erzeugte und über die Schnittstelle 4 empfangene Mauttransaktionen. Falls gewünscht, kann der Server 6 die Mauttransaktion T auch direkt in die Schnittstelle 4 einspeisen, doch erfordert dies eine entsprechende zusätzliche Verbindung zwischen Server 6 und Zentrale 5.The toll transactions T are forwarded from the server 6 via the back-office interface 13 to the central office 5. The symbolic arrow 15, which leads in the central office 5 to the interface 4, indicates that the central station 5 treats the toll transactions T thus obtained in the same way as conventional toll transactions previously generated by the transceiver bays 3 and received via the interface 4 , If desired, the server 6 can also feed the toll transaction T directly into the interface 4, but this requires a corresponding additional connection between server 6 and center 5.

Damit besteht nun auch die Möglichkeit, die Zentrale 5 über die Backoffice-Schnittstelle 13 an Server 6 verschiedener Dienstanbieter SP anzubinden, sodaß für den Zentralenbetreiber TC freie Providerwahl besteht. Wenn das Straßenmautsystem nach einer Übergangszeit einmal keine "reinen" infrastrukturgebundenen Fahrzeuggeräte 1 mehr umfaßt, kann die Verbindung zwischen den Sendeempfangsbaken 3 und der Schnittstelle 4 auch aufgetrennt werden; in weiterer Folge könnte dann auf die Sendeempfangsbaken 3 sogar vollständig verzichtet werden.This now also makes it possible to connect the central office 5 via the back-office interface 13 to server 6 of different service providers SP, so that there is free provider selection for the central operator TC. If, after a transitional period, the road toll system no longer comprises "pure" infrastructure-based vehicle devices 1, the connection between the transceiver beacons 3 and the interface 4 can also be disconnected; subsequently could be even completely dispensed with the transceiver beacons 3.

Die Erfindung ist nicht auf die dargestellten Ausführungsformen beschränkt, sondern umfaßt alle Varianten und Modifikationen, die in den Rahmen der angeschlossenen Ansprüche fallen.The invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, but includes all variants and modifications that fall within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. Verfahren zum Erzeugen von Mauttransaktionen (T) in einem Straßenmautsystem, das Fahrzeuggeräte (14) sowohl mit einem Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger (2) zur Kommunikation mit ortsfesten Sendeempfangsbaken (3) einer Zentrale (5) als auch mit einem Satellitennavigationsempfänger (9) mit nachgeschaltetem Mobilfunkmodul (11) zur Datenübermittlung über ein Mobilfunknetz (12) an einen Server (6) der Zentrale (5) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß vom Fahrzeuggerät (14) aus einer über den Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger (2) empfangenen Kennung (BID/SID) einer Sendeempfangsbake (3) über den Weg des Servers (6) eine Mauttransaktion (T) erzeugt und an die Zentrale (5) abgesendet wird, wobei diese Mauttransaktion (T) eine von Sendeempfangsbaken (3) direkt an die Zentrale (5) absendbare Mauttransaktion (T) emuliert. A method for generating toll transactions (T) in a road toll system comprising vehicle devices (14) having both a short range transceiver (2) for communicating with fixed transceiver beacons (3) of a center (5) and a satellite navigation receiver (9) Downstream mobile radio module (11) for data transmission via a mobile network (12) to a server (6) of the control center (5), characterized in that the vehicle unit (14) from an over the short range transceiver (2) received identifier (BID / SID) of a transceiver beacon (3) via the path of the server (6) generates a toll transaction (T) and is sent to the central (5), said toll transaction (T) one of transceiver (3) directly to the center (5) submitable toll transaction (T) emulated. 2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die genannte Mauttransaktion (T) zusätzlich mit einer kryptographischen Signatur der Sendeempfangsbake (3) versehen wird. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that said toll transaction (T) is additionally provided with a cryptographic signature of the transceiver beacon (3). 2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die genannte Mauttransaktion (T) zusätzlich mit einer kryptographischen Verschlüsselung der Sendeempfangsbake (3) versehen wird. 2. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said toll transaction (T) is additionally provided with a cryptographic encryption of the transceiver beacon (3). 4. Fahrzeuggerät (14) für Straßenmautsysteme, welches sowohl einen Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger (2) zur Kommunikation mit ortsfesten Sendeempfangsbaken (3) einer Zentrale (5) als auch einen Satellitennavigationsempfänger (9) mit nachgeschaltetem Mobilfunkmodul (11) zur Positionsmeldung über ein Mobilfunknetz (12) an einen Server (6) der Zentrale (5) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es aus einer über den Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger (2) empfangenen Kennung (BID/SID) einer Sendeempfangsbake (3) eine Mauttransaktion (T) erzeugt und über das Mobilfunknetz (12) und den Server (6) an die Zentrale (5) absendet, wobei diese Mauttransaktion (T) eine von Sendeempfangsbaken (3) direkt an die Zentrale (5) absendbare Mauttransaktion (T) emuliert. 4. Vehicle device (14) for road toll systems, which includes both a short range transceiver (2) for communicating with stationary transceiver beacons (3) of a control center (5) and a satellite navigation receiver (9) with downstream mobile radio module (11) for position reporting via a mobile network ( 12) to a server (6) of the control center (5), characterized in that it generates a toll transaction (T) from an identifier (BID / SID) of a transceiver beacon (3) received via the short range transceiver (2) and sends via the mobile network (12) and the server (6) to the center (5), this toll transaction (T) emulates a toll transaction (T) which can be sent directly to the center (5) by transceivers (3). 5. Fahrzeuggerät nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es die genannte Mauttransaktion (T) zusätzlich mit einer über den Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger (2) empfangenen kryptographischen Signatur und/oder Verschlüsselung der Sendeempfangsbake (3) versieht. 5. Vehicle device according to claim 4, characterized in that it provides said toll transaction (T) additionally with a via the short range transceiver (2) received cryptographic signature and / or encryption of the transceiver beacon (3). 6. Server (6) für ein Straßenmautsystem, welcher für den Empfang von Mauttransaktionen (T) von Fahrzeuggeräten (14) nach Anspruch 4 oder 5 ausgebildet ist und diese Mauttransaktionen (T) über eine Schnittstelle (4) an eine Zentrale (5) des Straßenmautsystems sendet. 6. server (6) for a road toll system, which is designed for the receipt of toll transactions (T) of vehicle devices (14) according to claim 4 or 5 and these toll transactions (T) via an interface (4) to a control center (5) Road toll system sends. 7. Straßenmautsystem mit zumindest einem Fahrzeuggerät (14), welches sowohl einen Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger (2) zur Kommunikation mit ortsfesten Sendeempfangsbaken (3) einer Zentrale (5) des Straßenmautsystems als auch einen Satellitennavigationsempfänger (9) mit nachgeschaltetem Mobilfunkmodul (11) zur Positionsmeldung über ein Mobilfunknetz (12) an einen Server (6) der Zentrale (5) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Fahrzeuggerät (14) aus einer über den Kurzreichweiten-Sendeempfänger (2) empfangenen Kennung (BID/SID) einer Sendeempfangsbake (3) eine Positionsmeldung erzeugt und über das Mobilfunknetz (12) an den Server (6) absendet, wobei der Server (6) aus einer solchen Positionsmeldung eine Mauttransaktion (T) erzeugt und über eine Schnittstelle (4) an eine Zentrale (5) des Straßenmautsystems absendet, und wobei diese Mauttransaktion (T) eine von Sendeempfangsbaken (3) direkt an die Zentrale (5) absendbare Mauttransaktion (T) emuliert. 7. Road toll system with at least one vehicle device (14), which both a short range transceiver (2) for communication with stationary transceiver (3) a central (5) of the road toll system and a satellite navigation receiver (9) with downstream mobile module (11) for position reporting via a mobile radio network (12) to a server (6) of the control center (5), characterized in that the vehicle device (14) comprises an identification (BID / SID) of a transceiver beacon (3) received via the short range transceiver (2) generates a position message and sends it via the mobile network (12) to the server (6), wherein the server (6) generates a toll transaction (T) from such a position message and sends it via an interface (4) to a center (5) of the road toll system , and wherein this toll transaction (T) emulates a toll transaction (T) which can be sent directly to the control center (5) by transceiver beacons (3).
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