System and method for tracking and billing vehicle users based on when and in which road lanes their vehicles have been driven
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more transponders, each transponder located in a vehicle capable of being driven on a road having at least a first lane and a second lane in which vehicles move in a same direction;
a plurality of sensors, each sensor located at a point along the road to detect the transponder of each vehicle that has changed between the first and the second lanes of the road at the point; and
,a tracking component communicatively coupled to the sensors to track when and at which of the points the vehicles have changed between the first and the second lanes of the road.
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Abstract
A system includes one or more transponders, a number of sensors, a tracking sub-system, and a billing sub-system. Each transponder is located in a vehicle capable of being driven on a road having at least a first lane and a second lane in which vehicles move in a same direction. Each sensor is movably located at a point along the road to detect the transponder of each vehicle that has changed between the first and the second lanes at the point. The tracking system is communicatively coupled to the sensors to track when and at which of the points the vehicles have changed between the first and the second lanes. The billing system is to periodically bill users of the vehicles based on when and where the vehicles are driven in the second lane of the road.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more transponders, each transponder located in a vehicle capable of being driven on a road having at least a first lane and a second lane in which vehicles move in a same direction; a plurality of sensors, each sensor located at a point along the road to detect the transponder of each vehicle that has changed between the first and the second lanes of the road at the point; and
,a tracking component communicatively coupled to the sensors to track when and at which of the points the vehicles have changed between the first and the second lanes of the road. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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detecting that a vehicle has changed between a first lane and a second lane along a road; tracking when and at which of the different points the vehicle changed between the first and the second lanes; and
,periodically billing a user of the vehicle based on when and where the vehicle was driven in the second lane of the road. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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providing one or more transponders for installation in vehicles to be driven on a road having at least a first lane and a second lane in which the vehicles move in a same direction; providing a plurality of sensors, each sensor to be installed at a point along the road to detect the transponder of each vehicle that has changed between the first and the second lanes of the road at the point; and
,providing a tracking component that is to be communicatively coupled to the sensors to track when and at which of the points the vehicles have changed between the first and the second lanes of the road. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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providing a transponder for installation in a vehicle to be driven on a road having at least a first lane and a second lane in which the vehicle move in a direction; installing a plurality of sensors at points along the road to detect the transponder of the vehicle that has changed between the first and the second lanes of the road at any of the points; and
,providing and operating a tracking component, the tracking component communicatively coupled to the sensors to track when and at which of the points the vehicles have changed between the first and the second lanes of the road. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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