Electronic toll management
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- generating, using a first clock that is an internal clock of a lane transaction system and in response to detection of respective transponders of transacting vehicles by a sensor of the late transaction system, transaction time stamps of a set of lane transaction entities;
generating, using a second clock that is an internal clock of an image acquisition system and that is different than the first clock, and in response to separate detection of the transacting vehicles by a sensor that is different from the sensor of the lane transaction system, picture time stamps of a series of lane transaction pictures;
accessing the set of lane transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and a toll system and including a transaction descriptor and one of the transaction time stamps generated by the first clock;
accessing the series of lane transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated one of the picture time stamps generated by the second clock;
identifying, using a computer processor, a lane transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor;
selecting a group of lane transaction entries from among the set of lane transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry;
selecting a group of lane transaction pictures from the series of lane transaction pictures based on the selected group of lane transaction entries and at least one of the time stamps of the series of lane transaction pictures; and
identifying a lane transaction picture from the group of lane transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of lane transaction entries with the group of lane transaction pictures.
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Abstract
Identifying a vehicle in a toll system includes accessing a set of toll transaction entries. Each entry in the set designates a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and includes a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp. A series of toll transaction pictures is accessed. The series includes a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp. A toll transaction entry is identified from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor. A toll transaction picture is selected from the series. The transaction time stamp of the violation transaction is compared, using a processing device, with the picture time stamp of the selected toll transaction picture. The selected toll transaction picture is identified as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry based on a result of the comparison.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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generating, using a first clock that is an internal clock of a lane transaction system and in response to detection of respective transponders of transacting vehicles by a sensor of the late transaction system, transaction time stamps of a set of lane transaction entities; generating, using a second clock that is an internal clock of an image acquisition system and that is different than the first clock, and in response to separate detection of the transacting vehicles by a sensor that is different from the sensor of the lane transaction system, picture time stamps of a series of lane transaction pictures; accessing the set of lane transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and a toll system and including a transaction descriptor and one of the transaction time stamps generated by the first clock; accessing the series of lane transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated one of the picture time stamps generated by the second clock; identifying, using a computer processor, a lane transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of lane transaction entries from among the set of lane transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of lane transaction pictures from the series of lane transaction pictures based on the selected group of lane transaction entries and at least one of the time stamps of the series of lane transaction pictures; and identifying a lane transaction picture from the group of lane transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of lane transaction entries with the group of lane transaction pictures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a lane transaction entry data store configured to store lane transaction entries that each designate a toll transaction between a vehicle and a toll system, include a transaction descriptor, and are associated with transaction time stamps generated by a first clock that is an internal clock of a lane transaction system for the toll transactions between the vehicles and the toll system; a vehicle image data store configured to store lane transaction pictures that are associated with picture time stamps generated by a second clock that is an internal clock of an image acquisition system that is different from the first clock of the lane transaction system; and a processing device configured to; generate, using the first clock and in response to detection of respective transponders of transacting vehicles by a sensor of the late transaction system, transaction time stamps of a group of lane transaction entities; generate, using the second clock and in response to separate detection of the transacting vehicles by a sensor that is different from the sensor of the lane transaction system, picture time stamps of a group of lane transaction pictures; identify a violation transaction entry from the lane transaction entry data store using the transaction descriptor included in the violation transaction entry; select the group of lane transaction entries from the lane transaction entry data store using the time stamp of the violation transaction entry, the group of lane transaction entries including the violation transaction entry; select the group of lane transaction pictures from the vehicle image data store based on the selected group of toll transaction entries and at least one of the time stamps of the lane transaction entries in the group of lane transaction entries; and identify a lane transaction picture from the group of lane transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of lane transaction entries with the group of lane transaction pictures. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a data processing apparatus and upon such execution cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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generating, using a first clock that is an internal clock of a lane transaction system and in response to detection of respective transponders of transacting vehicles by a sensor of the late transaction system, transaction time stamps of a set of lane transaction entities; generating, using a second clock that is an internal clock of an image acquisition system and that is different than the first clock, and in response to separate detection of the transacting vehicles by a sensor that is different from the sensor of the lane transaction system, picture time stamps of a series of lane transaction pictures; accessing the set of lane transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and a toll system and including a transaction descriptor and one of the transaction time stamps generated by the first clock; accessing the series of lane transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a one of the picture time stamps generated by the second clock; identifying, using a computer processor, a lane transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of lane transaction entries from among the set of lane transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of lane transaction pictures from the series of lane transaction pictures based on the selected group of lane transaction entries and at least one of the time stamps of the series of lane transaction pictures; and identifying a lane transaction picture from the group of lane transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of lane transaction entries with the group of lane transaction pictures. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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