SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACING VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHIC ZONE MARKERS
First Claim
1. A method of automated toll collection comprising the steps of:
- activating a pairing connection between a mobile device and an in-vehicle device;
comparing a location of the mobile device to a virtual zone to arrive at a location comparison;
generating a mobile zone trigger alert;
generating an in-vehicle zone trigger alert; and
,generating a toll event based on the location comparison.
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Abstract
A system and method for user interaction includes a network, a server connected to the network, a supervisor device receiving information from a global positioning system and connected to the network, a user device receiving information from the global positioning system and connected to the network. The supervisor, having the supervisor device, defines a set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones in which the user device is tracked, and saves the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones to a supervisor account on the server. The user downloads a user application, sets-up a user account, and downloads the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones. As the user, having the user device, moves through the virtual geographic zones and sub-zones the location of the user device is determined and a set of supervisor-defined actions are executed on the user device based on the location of the user device.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of automated toll collection comprising the steps of:
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activating a pairing connection between a mobile device and an in-vehicle device; comparing a location of the mobile device to a virtual zone to arrive at a location comparison; generating a mobile zone trigger alert; generating an in-vehicle zone trigger alert; and
,generating a toll event based on the location comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A toll collection system using virtual zones that identify a toll road, the system comprising:
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a management server including a first processor and a first memory; a camera system including a second processor and a second memory; a management device including a third processor and a third memory; a mobile device including a fourth processor and a fourth memory; an in-vehicle device including a fifth processor and a fifth memory; the fourth memory including instructions that when executed by the fourth processor cause the mobile device to perform the step of comparing a location of the mobile device to a virtual zone to arrive at a location comparison; the fourth memory including instructions that when executed by the fourth processor cause the mobile device to perform the step of generating a mobile zone trigger alert; the fifth memory including instructions that when executed by the fifth processor cause the in-vehicle device to perform the step of generating an in-vehicle zone trigger alert; and
,the first memory including further instructions that when executed by the first processor cause the management server to perform the step of generating a toll event based on the location comparison. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of roadway toll collection comprising the steps of:
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making a comparison between a location of a mobile device to a virtual zone; and
,generating a toll event based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A toll collection system using a virtual zone that identifies a roadway, the system comprising:
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a management server, a camera system, a management device, and a mobile device, all connected to a network and that operate together to perform the steps of; making a comparison between a location of the mobile device and a virtual zone; and
,generating a toll event based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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