Electronic toll collection system and method for rental and leased vehicles
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1. An electronic toll collection system for rental vehicles, each with a front windshield, comprising:
- a plurality of electronic tags, with a single electronic tag installed on each of the rental vehicles;
a plurality of toll plazas, each toll plaza having a transceiver which transmits and receive signals from the plurality of electronic tags and a display sign to convey information to the rental vehicles;
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Abstract
An electronic toll collection system and method for rental vehicles used with known electronic and computerized toll collection systems. The steps of the overall method include registering a rental vehicle that is part of an electronic toll collection system, clearing and resetting the electronic toll collection system upon receipt of a rental vehicle, driving the rental vehicle and accumulating electronic toll collection data and returning the rental vehicle and paying a fee based on the accumulated electronic toll collection data.
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1. An electronic toll collection system for rental vehicles, each with a front windshield, comprising:
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a plurality of electronic tags, with a single electronic tag installed on each of the rental vehicles;
a plurality of toll plazas, each toll plaza having a transceiver which transmits and receive signals from the plurality of electronic tags and a display sign to convey information to the rental vehicles;
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4. An electronic toll collection method for rental vehicles, comprising the following steps:
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registering a rental vehicle that is part of an electronic toll collection system;
clearing and resetting said electronic toll collection system upon receipt of a rental vehicle;
driving the rental vehicle and accumulating electronic toll collection data; and
returning said rental vehicle and paying a fee based on the accumulated electronic toll collection data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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