METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOTIVATING AND OPTIMIZING USAGE OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE/HIGH OCCUPANCY TOLL LANE BY DISPLAYING TIME BASED COST METRICS
First Claim
1. A method for motivating and optimizing usage of a toll lane, said method comprising:
- associating an electronic display with a toll lane for displaying information regarding said toll lane;
measuring an average speed of at least one vehicle in said toll lane and/or a non-toll lane with respect to said highway over at least one span to thereafter display via said electronic display said average speed of said at least one vehicle;
determining a toll rate with respect to a usage of said toll lane over said at least one span in order to thereafter display said toll rate on said electronic display; and
calculating a time saving value and a cost per unit time with respect to said usage of said toll lane over said at least one span for display of said time saving value and said cost per unit time via said electronic display.
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Abstract
A method and system for motivating and optimizing usage of a toll lane by displaying a time based cost metric on an electronic display. The real time electronic display can be configured on the toll lane for displaying information with respect to the toll lane to, for example, a driver on a highway. An average speed of vehicles in the toll lane and/or a non-toll lane of the highway over at least one span can be measured and the average speed can be displayed on the electronic display. A toll rate with respect to the usage of the toll lane can be determined and displayed. A time saving value and a cost per unit time with respect to the usage of the toll lane over the span can be calculated and displayed on the electronic display.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for motivating and optimizing usage of a toll lane, said method comprising:
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associating an electronic display with a toll lane for displaying information regarding said toll lane; measuring an average speed of at least one vehicle in said toll lane and/or a non-toll lane with respect to said highway over at least one span to thereafter display via said electronic display said average speed of said at least one vehicle; determining a toll rate with respect to a usage of said toll lane over said at least one span in order to thereafter display said toll rate on said electronic display; and calculating a time saving value and a cost per unit time with respect to said usage of said toll lane over said at least one span for display of said time saving value and said cost per unit time via said electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for motivating and optimizing usage of a toll lane, said system comprising:
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a processor; a data bus coupled to said processor; and a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for; associating an electronic display with a toll lane for displaying information regarding said toll lane; measuring an average speed of at least one vehicle in said toll lane and/or a non-toll lane with respect to said highway over at least one span to thereafter display via said electronic display said average speed of said at least one vehicle; determining a toll rate with respect to a usage of said toll lane over said at least one span in order to thereafter display said toll rate on said electronic display; and calculating a time saving value and a cost per unit time with respect to said usage of said toll lane over said at least one span for display of said time saving value and said cost per unit time via said electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to cause a process to perform a process to motivate and optimize usage of a toll lane, said code comprising code to:
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associate an electronic display with a toll lane for displaying information regarding said toll lane; measure an average speed of at least one vehicle in said toll lane and/or a non-toll lane with respect to said highway over at least one span to thereafter display via said electronic display said average speed of said at least one vehicle; determine a toll rate with respect to a usage of said toll lane over said at least one span in order to thereafter display said toll rate on said electronic display; and calculate a time saving value and a cost per unit time with respect to said usage of said toll lane over said at least one span for display of said time saving value and said cost per unit time via said electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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