Method and Apparatus for Tele-Toll Payment
First Claim
1. A method for processing the debiting of a toll event comprising a toll identifier obtained from a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing information of a first payment account in relationship with a toll identifier obtainable from a vehicle, ascribing the debit of a reported toll event comprising a toll identifier to a related payment account; and
storing a voucher assertion in relationship with a toll identifier obtainable from a vehicle asserting the existence of a second payment account related to said identifier, wherein the step of ascribing the debit of a reported toll event comprising a toll identifier further comprises the steps of;
checking whether a voucher assertion is related to said toll identifier, and ascribing the debit of a reported toll event to said first payment account if no voucher assertion is related to said toll identifier, or ascribing the debit of a reported toll event to said second payment account if a voucher assertion is related to said toll identifier.
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Abstract
Method, apparatus and system for processing the debiting of a toll events for vehicles. A toll control server (100) stores a voucher assertion (1032) in relationship with a toll identifier (T-ID) obtainable from a vehicle (V1). When a toll event (405) reported from a reading station (11) comprising a toll identifier obtained from a vehicle is going to be processed, it is checked whether a voucher assertion exists in relationship with the obtained toll identifier. After checking the existence of a voucher assertion for the obtained identifier, and the conditions eventually stated on it, the payment of the toll event is ascribed to the default payment account (ACCT) for said identifier or to a second payment account. The toll control server may receive from an application server (300) payment authorization or payment revocation requests for a toll identifier, which makes it to store or remove a voucher assertion for it.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for processing the debiting of a toll event comprising a toll identifier obtained from a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing information of a first payment account in relationship with a toll identifier obtainable from a vehicle, ascribing the debit of a reported toll event comprising a toll identifier to a related payment account; and
storing a voucher assertion in relationship with a toll identifier obtainable from a vehicle asserting the existence of a second payment account related to said identifier, wherein the step of ascribing the debit of a reported toll event comprising a toll identifier further comprises the steps of;
checking whether a voucher assertion is related to said toll identifier, and ascribing the debit of a reported toll event to said first payment account if no voucher assertion is related to said toll identifier, or ascribing the debit of a reported toll event to said second payment account if a voucher assertion is related to said toll identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A toll control server for controlling the debiting of a toll event comprising a toll identifier obtained from a vehicle, the control server comprising:
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a storage module for storing information of a first payment account in relationship with a toll identifier obtainable from a vehicle, and a processing module for ascribing the debit of a reported toll event comprising said toll identifier to a first payment account related to said identifier;
said storage module further for storing a voucher assertion in relationship with a toll identifier obtainable from a vehicle asserting the existence of a second payment account related to said identifier, and said processing module is arranged to check a voucher assertion related to an obtained toll identifier to determine whether the debit of a reported toll event comprising said identifier is to be ascribed to a first payment account or to a second payment account. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An application server for providing a service to a user, the application server comprising:
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a communications module for receiving a service request, and a processing module in cooperation with said communications module executing service logic for providing the requested service;
for providing a toll payment broker service to a user, said processing module being adapted to prompt said communications module to send a payment authorization request for a toll identifier toa toll control server that ascribes the debiting of a toll event comprising a toll identifier obtained from a vehicle to a related first payment account, said payment authorization request containing a toll identifier obtainable from a vehicle and requesting to ascribe the debit of a toll event that comprises said toll identifier to a second payment account. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for processing the debiting of a toll event comprising a toll identifier obtained from a vehicle 7
a toll control server comprising: -
a communications module in cooperation with said processing module to receive a payment authorization request for a toll identifier from an application server providing a toll payment broker service, wherein said processing module is responsive to the reception of said request so as to;
store in said storage module a voucher assertion in relationship with a toll identifier contained in said request, or establish in said storage module a relationship between a previously stored voucher assertion and a toll identifier contained in said request, or modify in said storage module the content of a voucher assertion previously stored in relationship with a toll identifier contained in said request and an application server comprising;
a communications module for receiving a service request, and a processing module in cooperation with said communications module executing service logic for providing the requested service;
for providing a toll payment broker service to a user, said processing module being adapted to prompt said communications module to send a payment authorization request for a toll identifier toa toll control server that ascribes the debiting of a toll event comprising a toll identifier obtained from a vehicle to a related first payment account, said payment authorization request containing a toll identifier obtainable from a vehicle and requesting to ascribe the debit of a toll event that comprises said toll identifier to a second payment account.
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