APPARATUS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE-FREE ROADWAY TOLLING
First Claim
1. A system for relaying vehicle location and lane position on a multiple lane roadway to a central office for tolling purposes, comprising:
- an on board unit comprising a GPS receiver, anda cellular telephone comprising a camera and a computer,wherein, said on board unit is configured to track vehicle location, said cellular telephone is mounted in the vehicle such that said camera can photograph the roadway, said on board unit transmits said vehicle location to said cellular phone and said cellular phone transmits vehicle information relative to fixed geo-data and lane information to the central office.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for relaying vehicle location and lane position on a multiple lane roadway to a central office for tolling purposes. The system has an on board unit comprising a GPS receiver, and a cellular telephone comprising a camera and a computer. The on board unit tracks vehicle location. The cellular telephone is mounted in the vehicle such that its camera can photograph the roadway. The on board unit transmits vehicle position information to the cellular phone and the cellular phone transmits position information relative to fixed geo-data and lane information to the central office.
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1. A system for relaying vehicle location and lane position on a multiple lane roadway to a central office for tolling purposes, comprising:
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an on board unit comprising a GPS receiver, and a cellular telephone comprising a camera and a computer, wherein, said on board unit is configured to track vehicle location, said cellular telephone is mounted in the vehicle such that said camera can photograph the roadway, said on board unit transmits said vehicle location to said cellular phone and said cellular phone transmits vehicle information relative to fixed geo-data and lane information to the central office. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An infrastructure-free multi-lane roadway tolling system comprising:
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an on board unit comprising a GPS receiver and a low power RF transceiver; a cellular telephone comprising a camera and a computer; a back office data center configured to receive data from said cellular telephone via a cellular phone network; and an enforcement receiver located on or near said roadway and configured to receive data from said on-board unit or said cellular telephone wherein, said on board unit is configured to track vehicle location, said cellular telephone is mounted in the vehicle such that said camera can photograph the roadway, said on board unit transmits said vehicle location to said cellular phone;
said cellular phone transmits vehicle information relative to fixed geo-data and lane information to said back office data center via a cellular telephone network; and
either said cellular telephone or said on board unit is configured to transmit information to said enforcement receiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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