RFID VEHICLE TAG WITH MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE DATA FIELDS
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1. A system for electronic toll collection comprising:
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a tag comprising a manual user input, wherein said manual user input sets a state of said tag, said tag interrogator reads said state and said interrogator performs an action based on said state of said tag.
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Abstract
An RFID tag for use in a vehicle for use in an electronic toll collecting system. The tag is capable of transmitting data to a tag interrogator indicating the occupancy status of the vehicle. In an embodiment, the tag has a user input and a visual and audible tag status indicator. The user input is used to change the occupancy status of the tag, wherein the occupancy status is a portion of a message sent by radio frequency to the interrogator when the vehicle passes through a toll area.
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11 Claims
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1. A system for electronic toll collection comprising:
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a tag interrogator; and a tag comprising a manual user input, wherein said manual user input sets a state of said tag, said tag interrogator reads said state and said interrogator performs an action based on said state of said tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of collecting a charge related to vehicle operation for a vehicle having an RFID tag comprising:
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providing the tag with a manual user input; setting a tag attribute with said manual user input; reading said tag attribute by a tag interrogator; and determining the amount of the charge based at least in part on said tag attribute. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for electronic toll collection comprising:
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a first tag interrogator operating in a first communication protocol; a second tag interrogator operating in a second communication protocol; and a tag comprising a manual user input, wherein said manual user input sets a communication protocol of said tag to said first or second communication protocol, said first tag interrogator reads said tag if said tag is set to said first communication protocol and said second tag interrogator reads said tag if said tag is set to said second communication protocol.
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