MOBILE SYSTEM FOR EXACTING PARKING TOLLS
First Claim
1. An electronic scan apparatus, comprising:
- a mobile system configured to wirelessly request and receive tag data from an electronic toll device in order to collect payment for parking a vehicle, the mobile system comprising a wireless reader capable of wirelessly communicating with a tag associated with a vehicle and a computer equipped with a database for verifying valid tag identification information.
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Abstract
Mobile systems are provided for charging electronic toll collection accounts for parking fees. The systems are configured to wirelessly request and receive tag data from an electronic toll device. Some embodiments include a vehicle and a boom, some embodiments include a handheld device, and other embodiments include combinations thereof. Methods of charging an electronic toll payment system are also provided. A mobile scan system wirelessly requests and receives tag data from an electronic toll device on a customer'"'"'s vehicle which is checked for validity, and then an electronic toll collection account is charged a fee for parking.
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16 Claims
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1. An electronic scan apparatus, comprising:
a mobile system configured to wirelessly request and receive tag data from an electronic toll device in order to collect payment for parking a vehicle, the mobile system comprising a wireless reader capable of wirelessly communicating with a tag associated with a vehicle and a computer equipped with a database for verifying valid tag identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic toll collection system, comprising:
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a toll collection vehicle; a boom attached to the toll collection vehicle, the boom configured to extend from the toll collection vehicle over a lane, and the boom comprising a reader configured to wirelessly communicate with a tag associated with an electronic toll collections (ETC) account; and a computer in communication with the reader, the computer configured to verify valid tag data read by the reader and to provide an indication of valid tag data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of charging an electronic toll payment system, comprising:
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using a mobile scan system at an entrance or exit to a parking venue to wirelessly request and receive tag data from an electronic toll device on a vehicle, the mobile scan system comprising a reader and a computer; comparing said tag data to a list of valid tags using the computer; creating resulting transaction data when the tag is included on the list of valid tags; and transmitting said resulting transaction data to charge an account associated with the toll device so as to collect a parking fee. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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