System for notifying tool charge information
First Claim
1. A system for notifying charge information having a plurality of toll gate and a charge apparatus for storing information on the balance in a prepaid account of a customer or a vehicle, and for subtracting a toll charge from the balance in the prepaid account when said vehicle passes said toll gate, comprising:
- a location measurement device that outputs a toll gate passage signal when said location measurement device detects that said vehicle has passed said toll gate on the basis of a toll gate passage detection rule using a location relation information of said vehicle and said toll gate, said location measurement device being carried by or mounted on said vehicle; and
a mobile communication terminal that accesses from said charge apparatus, latest information on the balance in a prepaid account when said mobile communication terminal receives the toll gate passage signal, said mobile communication terminal being carried by or mounted on said vehicle.
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Abstract
When car navigation device 100 detects that a vehicle has passed a toll gate, car navigation device 100 outputs a toll gate passage signal. When mobile communication terminal 200 receives the toll gate passage signal, mobile communication terminal 200 accesses from charge server 400 an entity of electronic toll collection system, the latest information on the balance in the prepaid account of the customer.
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9 Claims
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1. A system for notifying charge information having a plurality of toll gate and a charge apparatus for storing information on the balance in a prepaid account of a customer or a vehicle, and for subtracting a toll charge from the balance in the prepaid account when said vehicle passes said toll gate, comprising:
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a location measurement device that outputs a toll gate passage signal when said location measurement device detects that said vehicle has passed said toll gate on the basis of a toll gate passage detection rule using a location relation information of said vehicle and said toll gate, said location measurement device being carried by or mounted on said vehicle; and
a mobile communication terminal that accesses from said charge apparatus, latest information on the balance in a prepaid account when said mobile communication terminal receives the toll gate passage signal, said mobile communication terminal being carried by or mounted on said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A car navigation device, comprising:
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storage means for storing map data showing road maps;
detection means for detecting that a vehicle has passed a toll gate on the basis of a toll gate passage detection rule, using a present location of said vehicle and a location of said toll gate, said car navigation device being carried by or mounted on said vehicle, the location of said toll gate being stored in said storage means;
generating means for generating a toll gate passage signal when said detection means detects that said vehicle has passed said toll gate, the toll gate passage signal showing that said vehicle has passed said toll gate; and
output means for outputting the toll gate passage signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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