MULTI-LANE FREE FLOW ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM AND ON BOARD UNIT THEREOF
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1. An electronic toll collection (ETC) system, comprising:
- a toll collection module, for providing a pre-pay service and a post-pay service, wherein an on board unit (OBU) on a vehicle makes a toll payment in response to one of the pre-pay service and the post-pay service; and
an identification module, for capturing an image of the vehicle and providing an identification service to the OBU to obtain an identification information of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An electronic toll collection (ETC) system and an on board unit (OBU) thereof are provided. The ETC system includes a toll collection module and an identification module. The toll collection module provides a pre-pay service and a post-pay service such that the OBU on a vehicle can make a toll payment in response to one of the pre-pay service and the post-pay service. The identification module captures an image of the vehicle and provides an identification service to the OBU to obtain an identification information of the vehicle.
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1. An electronic toll collection (ETC) system, comprising:
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a toll collection module, for providing a pre-pay service and a post-pay service, wherein an on board unit (OBU) on a vehicle makes a toll payment in response to one of the pre-pay service and the post-pay service; and an identification module, for capturing an image of the vehicle and providing an identification service to the OBU to obtain an identification information of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An OBU, installed on a vehicle, the OBU being configured for:
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determining whether a pre-pay service is received within a pre-pay communication range; when the pre-pay service is received within the pre-pay communication range, executing an intermittent pay procedure, and determining whether an identification service is received; when the identification service is received, instantly and continuously sending an identification information of the vehicle for a predetermined time, and when the identification service is not received, continuously executing the intermittent pay procedure until the vehicle exits the pre-pay communication range; after sending the identification information of the vehicle, determining whether the intermittent pay procedure succeeds; when the intermittent pay procedure succeeds, determining that a toll payment is completed, and when the intermittent pay procedure fails, determining whether a post-pay service is received within a post-pay communication range; and when the post-pay service is received within the post-pay communication range, executing an extended pay procedure to make the toll payment, and when the post-pay service is not received within the post-pay communication range, continuously determining whether the post-pay service is received until the vehicle exits the post-pay communication range. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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