Method for monitoring the registration of road tolls

• US 20060064345A1
• Filed: 05/04/2005
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daimler Chrysler Company LLC (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Daimler Chrysler Company LLC (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Biet, Werner
• Application Number:
  US11/121,100
• Publication Number:
  US 20060064345A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G

Abstract

A monitoring method for registration of road tolls uses a monitoring system with a plurality of registration devices for vehicle information, and a trigger device for the correctly timed activation of the registration devices. The individual registration devices are activated at times at which the spatial arrangement of the vehicle and the respective registration device which registers vehicle information is at an optimum. Various vehicle information items which are registered separately in spatial and chronological terms by the registration devices are assigned by the monitoring system to the vehicle and to a reference time.

Claims

1. A monitoring method for registration of road tolls with a monitoring system having a plurality of registration devices for registering vehicle information, and a trigger device for correctly timed activation of the registration devices at registration times at which spatial arrangement of the vehicle and a respective registration device is at an optimum, said method comprising:

respective registration devices registering various vehicle information items, separately in spatial and chronological terms;

said monitoring system assigning said vehicle information items to the vehicle and to a reference time; and

transforming vehicle information relating to a registration time into vehicle information relating to a corresponding reference time.

4. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the registration devices can be activated automatically or manually.

7. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the registration devices comprise at least one of communication devices, visual recording devices and audible recording devices;

the vehicle information comprises at least one of movement information, noise information, number plate information and outline information; and

the monitoring system includes a classification device that assigns the vehicle to a vehicle class.

8. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the recording devices are activated automatically or manually by the trigger device.

9. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

fixed monitoring systems are provided for automatic monitoring;

transportable monitoring systems are provided for mobile monitoring; and

a combination of said fixed and transportable monitoring systems are used for stationary monitoring.

10. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 1, wherein vehicle information which is assigned to a vehicle and to a reference time is transmitted from the monitoring system to an external recipient by means of communication devices.

11. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 1, wherein vehicle information which is assigned to a vehicle and to a reference time is compared with contents of a database to determine whether a road toll has been satisfactorily paid.

12. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 11, wherein if there is a suspicion of incorrect payment, the vehicle information is also recorded as proof.

13. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the vehicle information that is used for detecting correct payment and the vehicle information which are used as proof is the same.

14. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

for stationary monitoring, vehicle information which is assigned to the vehicle and to the reference time is transmitted to monitoring personnel; and

vehicles for which there is a suspicion of incorrect payment are diverted from a traffic flow.

2. A monitoring method for registration of road tolls having a monitoring system with a plurality of registration devices for registering vehicle information, and a trigger device for correctly timed activation of the registration devices at registration times at which spatial arrangement of the vehicle and a respective registration device is at an optimum, various vehicle information items which are registered separately in spatial and chronological terms by respective registration devices being assigned by the monitoring system to the vehicle and to a reference time, wherein:

fixed monitoring systems are provided for automatic monitoring;

transportable monitoring systems are provided for mobile monitoring;

a combination of said fixed and transportable monitoring systems is used for stationary monitoring; and

an operating mode of the automatic monitoring station is switchable to stationary monitoring.

5. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the registration devices can be activated automatically or manually.

3. A monitoring method for registration of road tolls, comprising:

a monitoring system with a plurality of registration devices for vehicle information; and

a trigger device for the timed activation of the registration devices;

wherein

the monitoring system is transportable and can access databases in a monitoring center.

6. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the registration devices can be activated automatically or manually.