Paying tolls utilizing a financial service provider and paying a subscription or license fee

• US 20070265872A1
• Filed: 12/18/2006
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rent-A-Toll Limited
• Original Assignee: Rent-A-Toll Limited
• Inventors: Robinson, Benjamin P., Balachandran, Sarath K.
• Application Number:
  US11/640,550
• Publication Number:
  US 20070265872A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions

Abstract

A system, method, and computer readable medium for renting a transport and for paying tolls utilizing a financial service, comprises receiving a service request for renting the transport and for paying the tolls at a card service provider, sending the service request, information related to the renting of the transport, and an identifier of a user'"'"'s card to a toll rental entity, receiving toll data from a toll authority, matching the toll data with the service request based on the information related to the renting of the transport, and charging the card service provider for tolls incurred by the transport based on the matched data.

Claims

1. A method for renting a transport and for paying tolls utilizing a financial service, comprising:

receiving a service request for renting the transport and for paying the tolls at a card service provider;

sending the service request, information related to the renting of the transport, and an identifier of a user'"'"'s card to a toll rental entity;

receiving toll data from a toll authority;

matching the toll data with the service request based on the information related to the renting of the transport; and

charging the card service provider for tolls incurred by the transport based on the matched data.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising charging the card service provider for fees related to the tolls incurred by the transport based on the matched data.

3. The method of claim 1 comprising receiving fees from the card service provider at the toll rental entity.

4. The method of claim 3 comprising transferring the toll data to the card service provider for tolls incurred by the transport based on the matched data.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising sending the service request to the card service provider.

6. The method of claim 1 comprising storing the service request by the card service provider.

7. The method of claim 1 comprising storing the service request by the toll rental entity.

8. The method of claim 1 comprising charging the user'"'"'s card for the tolls incurred by the transport.

9. The method of claim 1 comprising charging the toll rental entity for the tolls incurred by the transport.

10. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:

receiving a service request and information related to a card service provider by a toll rental entity;

receiving toll data by the toll rental entity from a toll authority;

matching the toll data with the service request; and

charging the card service provider for the matched toll data.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10 comprising instructions for:

storing the service request by the toll rental entity.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 10 comprising instructions for:

storing the toll data by the toll rental entity.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 10 comprising instructions for:

charging a user'"'"'s card for toll usage based on the toll data.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 10 comprising instructions for:

subscribing for the service request.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14 comprising instructions for:

activating the service request by the card service provider for a customer.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 10 comprising instructions for:

storing the service request by the card service provider.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 10 comprising instructions for:

paying the toll authority by the toll rental entity for the matched toll data.

18. A system of renting a transport and for paying tolls utilizing a financial service, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor communicably coupled to the memory, wherein the processor;

receives a service request and card service provider data;

receives toll data;

matches the toll data to the service request associated with the card service provider data; and

charges a card service provider for the matched toll data.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the processor:

charges a user'"'"'s card for the matched toll data.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the processor:

receives a customer subscription for the service request.