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Toll charging system and toll charging method

  • US 20030105662A1
  • Filed: 11/01/2002
  • Published: 06/05/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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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;

    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;

    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; and

    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.

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