Method and System for Electronic Toll Payment
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1. A method for making payments, comprising:
- providing an application to customers for installation on a personal electronic device;
registering a customer'"'"'s vehicle and financial account;
notifying said customer through said application at such time as said customer is approaching a toll facility;
receiving instructions from said customer through said application to pay toll charges for using said toll facility; and
paying fees for said customer'"'"'s use of said toll facility by debiting said customer'"'"'s financial account and paying said toll facility.
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Abstract
A system and method for making electronic payments for tolls, parking and related transactions. A customer downloads an application onto their personal electronic device and registers the customer'"'"'s vehicle and financial account information with a provider. The application detects upcoming toll facilities and notifies the customer. The customer can accept the payment of the toll through the application whereupon the provider makes a payment from the customer'"'"'s designated account to the toll facility.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for making payments, comprising:
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providing an application to customers for installation on a personal electronic device; registering a customer'"'"'s vehicle and financial account; notifying said customer through said application at such time as said customer is approaching a toll facility; receiving instructions from said customer through said application to pay toll charges for using said toll facility; and paying fees for said customer'"'"'s use of said toll facility by debiting said customer'"'"'s financial account and paying said toll facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for making payments, comprising:
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providing an application to customers for installation on a personal electronic device; registering a customer'"'"'s vehicle and financial account; detecting said customer'"'"'s vehicle at such time as said customer passes through said toll facility; after said customer passes through said toll facility, notifying said customer through said application of the toll charges for using said toll facility; receiving instructions from said customer through said application to pay said toll charges; and paying fees for said customer'"'"'s use of said toll facility by debiting said customer'"'"'s financial account and paying said toll facility.
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