ELECTRONIC TOLL MANAGEMENT FOR FLEET VEHICLES
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1. A method of toll transaction payment processing, the method comprising:
- accessing image data for a vehicle, the image data corresponding to at least one image of the vehicle engaging in a transaction with a toll facility;
processing the image data to determine one or more vehicle identifiers for the vehicle;
electronically identifying a fleet vehicle company associated with the vehicle based on the one or more vehicle identifiers; and
electronically communicating billing information for the transaction between the vehicle and the toll facility to the fleet vehicle company.
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Abstract
Toll transaction payment processing includes accessing image data for a vehicle, the image data corresponding to at least one image of the vehicle engaging in a transaction with a toll facility. The image data is processed to determine one or more vehicle identifiers for the vehicle. A fleet vehicle company associated with the vehicle is electronically identified based on the one or more vehicle identifiers. Billing information for the transaction between the vehicle and the toll facility is electronically communicated to the fleet vehicle company.
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1. A method of toll transaction payment processing, the method comprising:
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accessing image data for a vehicle, the image data corresponding to at least one image of the vehicle engaging in a transaction with a toll facility; processing the image data to determine one or more vehicle identifiers for the vehicle; electronically identifying a fleet vehicle company associated with the vehicle based on the one or more vehicle identifiers; and electronically communicating billing information for the transaction between the vehicle and the toll facility to the fleet vehicle company. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a database for storing image data for vehicles, the image data corresponding to at least one image of a vehicle engaging in a transaction with a toll facility; a computer system configured to; access the image data for the vehicle from the database, process the image data to determine one or more vehicle identifiers for the vehicle, electronically identify a fleet vehicle company associated with the first vehicle based on the one or more vehicle identifiers, and electronically communicate billing information for the transaction between the first vehicle and the toll facility to the fleet vehicle company. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for transaction payment processing, the apparatus comprising:
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means for accessing image data for a vehicle, the image data corresponding to at least one image of the vehicle engaging in a transaction with a toll facility; means for processing the image data to determine one or more vehicle identifiers for the vehicle; means for electronically identifying a fleet vehicle company associated with the vehicle based on the one or more vehicle identifiers; and means for electronically communicating billing information for the transaction between the vehicle and the toll facility to the fleet vehicle company. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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