System and method for processing toll transactions
First Claim
1. A method for processing a toll transaction, said method comprising the steps of:
- a toll processing service provider providing a vehicle information database;
a toll authority providing toll transaction data to said toll processing service provider;
a fleet vehicle owner providing fleet vehicle information to said toll processing service provider;
said toll authority providing at least one of graphical and textual data corresponding to a fleet vehicle associated with said toll transaction;
said toll processing service provider comparing at least one of said graphical data and textual data with said fleet vehicle information, wherein a match between the data provided by said toll authority and the fleet vehicle information provided by the fleet vehicle owner results in at least one of;
a fee charged to said fleet vehicle owner by said toll processing service provider;
a fee charged to the operator of said fleet vehicle by said toll processing service provider; and
a payment made to said toll authority by said toll processing service provider.
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Abstract
A system and method for fleet-based processing of toll transactions comprises: a toll processing service provider (140); toll agencies (160) providing toll transaction data (152, 154) to the toll processing service provider (140); fleet vehicle owners (120) providing fleet vehicle information (132) to the toll processing service provider (140), whereby a match between the toll transaction data (152, 154) provided by toll authorities (160) and the vehicle information (132) provided by fleet vehicle owners (120) results in payment(s) (158) made to the toll agencies (160) by the toll processing service provider (140) on behalf of the fleet vehicle owners (120). Disclosed features and specifications may be variously controlled, adapted or otherwise optionally modified to improve fleet-based collection of tolls for any application or operating environment. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention generally provide for the elimination or reduction of toll violation processing.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for processing a toll transaction, said method comprising the steps of:
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a toll processing service provider providing a vehicle information database;
a toll authority providing toll transaction data to said toll processing service provider;
a fleet vehicle owner providing fleet vehicle information to said toll processing service provider;
said toll authority providing at least one of graphical and textual data corresponding to a fleet vehicle associated with said toll transaction;
said toll processing service provider comparing at least one of said graphical data and textual data with said fleet vehicle information, wherein a match between the data provided by said toll authority and the fleet vehicle information provided by the fleet vehicle owner results in at least one of;
a fee charged to said fleet vehicle owner by said toll processing service provider;
a fee charged to the operator of said fleet vehicle by said toll processing service provider; and
a payment made to said toll authority by said toll processing service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for processing a toll transaction, said system comprising:
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a toll processing service provider, said service provider suitably adapted to provide a vehicle information database;
a toll authority, said toll authority suitably adapted to provide toll transaction data to said toll processing service provider;
a fleet vehicle owner, said fleet vehicle owner suitably adapted to provide fleet vehicle information to said toll processing service provider;
said toll authority further suitably adapted to provide at least one of graphical and textual data corresponding to a fleet vehicle associated with said toll transaction;
said toll processing service provider suitably adapted to compare at least one of said toll transaction data, graphical data and textual data with said fleet vehicle information;
said toll processing service provider further suitably adapted for performing said toll transaction by charging a fee to said fleet vehicle owner and making a payment to said toll authority. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A method for identifying a vehicle for subsequent processing of a toll transaction, said method comprising the step of a fleet vehicle owner providing fleet vehicle information to a toll processing service provider, where the service provider is suitably configured to compare the fleet vehicle information with at least one of graphical data and textual data provided by a toll authority.
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21. A method for fleet-based processing of a plurality of toll transactions, said method comprising the steps of:
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a toll processing service provider providing a vehicle information datastore;
a plurality of toll agencies providing toll transaction data to said toll processing service provider;
a plurality of fleet vehicle owners providing fleet vehicle information to said toll processing service provider;
said toll agencies providing at least one of graphical and textual data corresponding to at least one fleet vehicle associated with said plurality of toll transactions;
said toll processing service provider comparing at least one of said graphical data and textual data with said fleet vehicle information, wherein a match between the data provided by said toll authority and the fleet vehicle information provided by the fleet vehicle owner results in at least one of;
a fee charged to at least one of said fleet vehicle owner by said toll processing service provider;
a fee charged to at least one operator of said at least one fleet vehicle; and
a payment made to at least one of said toll agencies by said toll processing service provider. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for the payment of toll transactions, said method comprising the steps of:
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a toll processing service provider providing a vehicle information datastore;
a toll authority providing toll transaction data to said toll processing service provider;
a fleet vehicle owner providing fleet vehicle information to said toll processing service provider;
a fleet vehicle operator purchasing a predetermined toll fee credit from at least one of said fleet vehicle operator and toll processing service provider;
said toll authority providing at least one of graphical and textual data corresponding to a fleet vehicle associated with said toll transaction;
said toll processing service provider comparing at least one of said graphical data and textual data with said fleet vehicle information, wherein a match between the data provided by said toll authority and the fleet vehicle information provided by the fleet vehicle owner results in at least one of;
a fee charged to said fleet vehicle owner by said toll processing service provider; and
a payment made to said toll authority by said toll processing service provider. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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