VEHICLE TRAVEL MONITORING AND PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A method for collecting and allocating road use fees, comprising:
- receiving, at a payment computer system, funds from a party, wherein the party is responsible for operation of a vehicle;
receiving, at the payment computer system, a stored value account identifier from the party;
allocating, by the payment computer system, at least a portion of the received funds to the stored value account linked to the stored value account identifier;
receiving, at the payment computer system, data indicating where the vehicle has travelled;
determining, by the payment computer system, a jurisdiction where road use fees are due based on where the vehicle has travelled;
calculating, by the payment computer system, fees due to the jurisdiction based on the jurisdiction'"'"'s road use fee schedule;
deducting, by the payment computer system, at least the fee due for road use from the stored value account; and
transferring, by the payment computer system, the fee to the jurisdiction.
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Abstract
The invention provides various methods and systems for collecting and allocating road use fees. The invention may include receiving funds from a party, wherein the party is responsible for operation of a vehicle. Data indicating where the vehicle has travelled may be received by a computer system. A jurisdiction may be identified where road use fees are due based on where the vehicle has travelled. Fees due to the jurisdiction may be calculated based on the jurisdiction'"'"'s road use fee schedule. The fee due for road use may be deducted from an account of the vehicle'"'"'s operator.
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1. A method for collecting and allocating road use fees, comprising:
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receiving, at a payment computer system, funds from a party, wherein the party is responsible for operation of a vehicle; receiving, at the payment computer system, a stored value account identifier from the party; allocating, by the payment computer system, at least a portion of the received funds to the stored value account linked to the stored value account identifier; receiving, at the payment computer system, data indicating where the vehicle has travelled; determining, by the payment computer system, a jurisdiction where road use fees are due based on where the vehicle has travelled; calculating, by the payment computer system, fees due to the jurisdiction based on the jurisdiction'"'"'s road use fee schedule; deducting, by the payment computer system, at least the fee due for road use from the stored value account; and transferring, by the payment computer system, the fee to the jurisdiction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of road tax collection, comprising:
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providing, a payment computer system, wherein the payment computer system is comprised of a computer-readable storage device and a processor; receiving, at the payment computer system, a first set of data indicating that a vehicle has travelled in a first jurisdiction; receiving, at the payment computer system, a second set of data indicating that the vehicle has travelled in a second jurisdiction; calculating, by the payment computer system, at least partially based on a first fee schedule of the first jurisdiction, road tax fees due to the first jurisdiction for the vehicle'"'"'s travel; calculating, by the payment computer system, at least partially based on a second fee schedule of the second jurisdiction, road tax fees due to the second jurisdiction for the vehicle'"'"'s travel, wherein the first fee schedule and the second fee schedule are different; notifying, by the payment computer system, a party that road tax fees are due for the vehicle'"'"'s travel in the first jurisdiction and the second jurisdiction; receiving, at the payment computer system, a road tax fee payment from the party for the road tax fees due to the first and second jurisdictions; distributing, by the payment computer system, a first portion of the road tax fee payment to the first jurisdiction; and distributing, by the payment computer system, a second portion of the road tax fee payment to the second jurisdiction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of a host computer including a communication system, a processor, and a storage device, wherein the computer-readable program comprises instructions for operating the host computer to process road tax fee collection transactions in accordance with the following:
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receiving a first set of global navigation satellite data indicating that a vehicle has travelled in a first jurisdiction; receiving a second set of global navigation satellite data indicating that the vehicle has travelled in a second jurisdiction; calculating, at least partially based on the first set of global navigation satellite data and a first fee schedule of the first jurisdiction, road tax fees due to the first jurisdiction for the vehicle'"'"'s travel; calculating, at least partially based on the second set of global navigation satellite data and a second fee schedule of the second jurisdiction, road tax fees due to the second jurisdiction for the vehicle'"'"'s travel, wherein the first fee schedule and the second fee schedule are different; notifying a party that road tax fees are due for the vehicle'"'"'s travel in the first jurisdiction; notifying a party that road tax fees are due for the vehicle'"'"'s travel in the second jurisdiction; receiving a road tax fee payment from the party for the road tax fees due to the first and second jurisdictions; distributing a first portion of the road tax fee payment to the first jurisdiction; and distributing a second portion of the road tax fee payment to the second jurisdiction. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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