Method and Apparatus for Displaying Toll Charging Parameters
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1. A method of displaying toll charging parameters set in a toll charging onboard-unit of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- sending at least one toll charging parameter from the onboard-unit to a roadside display; and
displaying said at least one parameter on the roadside display.
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for displaying toll charging parameters of vehicles by means of a roadside display. In one embodiment, parameters are sent from an onboard-unit of the vehicle to the roadside display. In an alternative embodiment, parameters are registered under a vehicle identification in a database and retrieved therefrom for displaying on the roadside display by a detection of the identification of the vehicle.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of displaying toll charging parameters set in a toll charging onboard-unit of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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sending at least one toll charging parameter from the onboard-unit to a roadside display; and displaying said at least one parameter on the roadside display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for displaying toll charging parameters set in a toll charging onboard-unit of a vehicle comprising:
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at least one onboard-unit including means for sending at least one of its toll charging parameters to at least one roadside display; wherein the at least one roadside display includes means for receiving and displaying said parameter. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of displaying toll charging parameters of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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registering at least one toll charging parameter of the vehicle together with an identification of the vehicle in a database, detecting the identification of a vehicle and sending it to the database, retrieving at least one toll charging parameter for said identification from the database and sending it to a roadside display, and displaying said at least one parameter on the roadside display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for displaying toll charging parameters of a vehicle, comprising:
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a database for registering at least one toll charging parameter of the vehicle together with an identification of the vehicle, a detection and retrieval means for detecting the identification of a vehicle and retrieving at least one of the toll charging parameters registered under this identification from the database, and a roadside display for displaying said at least one parameter retrieved. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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