Toll fee system and method
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1. A toll rental entity, comprising:
- a processor;
a toll authority interface used to transfer a request message to the processor to obtain toll fee tracking data; and
wherein the processor permits the toll authority interface to retrieve the toll fee tracking data.
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Abstract
A toll fee tracking system comprising a toll authority adapted to collect data associated with at least one toll fee tracking device and a toll rental entity adapted to communicate with the toll authority and a third part entity. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain subject matter of the technical disclosure. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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25 Claims
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1. A toll rental entity, comprising:
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a processor;
a toll authority interface used to transfer a request message to the processor to obtain toll fee tracking data; and
wherein the processor permits the toll authority interface to retrieve the toll fee tracking data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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identifying a transponder;
collecting toll usage data if the identified transponder is associated with a toll rental entity;
retrieving the data if a request to share the data has been received;
updating the data;
sending the updated data; and
sending an invoice with charges related to the updated data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A toll rental entity server for communicating data between a toll authority and a third party entity, the server comprising:
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a first interface for communicating with said toll authority;
at least one database;
a second interface for communicating with said third party entity;
said toll rental entity server further comprising a processor communicably coupled to the first interface;
said toll rental entity server further comprising a plurality of function modules communicably coupled to the processor;
said at least one database communicably coupled to the plurality of function modules and to the second interface; and
said at least one processor able to receive the data, analyze the data and forward a request to at least one of the plurality of function modules.
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21. A method for sending toll data, comprising:
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receiving, by a toll rental entity, toll data;
storing the toll data in a database of the toll rental entity;
matching the stored toll data to at least one toll service request from a third party entity; and
sending the matched toll data to a third party entity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for toll account reconciliation, comprising:
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receiving, by a third party entity, toll data;
storing the toll data by the third party entity;
matching the stored toll data to at least one toll service request; and
utilizing the matched toll data for toll account reconciliation. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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