APPLICATION, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TOLL COLLECTION
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1. A system, comprising:
- a mobile computing device that;
generates location based information of the mobile computing device;
queries a database of toll booths defined by toll booth locations;
determines that the location based information of the mobile computing device matches at least one of the toll booth locations; and
transmits to a gateway server location based information and identifying information that identifies a vehicle; and
wherein the gateway server;
receives the location based information and the identifying information; and
requests payment of a toll by charging an account associated with the identifying information, the toll being based on the location based information.
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Abstract
Applications, devices and systems for toll collection are disclosed herein. An example system includes a mobile computing device that generates location based information of the mobile computing device, queries a database of toll booths defined by toll booth location, determines that the location based information of the mobile computing device matches at least one of the toll booth locations, and transmits to a gateway server location based information and identifying information that identifies a vehicle. The toll is processed using the received information.
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19 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a mobile computing device that; generates location based information of the mobile computing device; queries a database of toll booths defined by toll booth locations; determines that the location based information of the mobile computing device matches at least one of the toll booth locations; and transmits to a gateway server location based information and identifying information that identifies a vehicle; and wherein the gateway server; receives the location based information and the identifying information; and requests payment of a toll by charging an account associated with the identifying information, the toll being based on the location based information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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generating location based information of a mobile computing device; querying a database of toll booths defined by toll booth locations; determining that the location based information of the mobile computing device matches at least one of the toll booth locations; transmitting to a gateway server the location based information and identifying information that identifies a vehicle; and receiving confirmation that a toll has been paid from an account associated with the identifying information, wherein payment for the toll is based on the location based information and the identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, consisting of:
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a mobile computing device that; generates location based information of the Mobile computing device; queries a database of toll booths defined by toll booth locations; determines that the location based information of the mobile computing device matches at least one of the toll booth locations; and
transmitting to a gateway server location based information and identifying information that identifies a vehicle; andwherein the gateway server; receives the location based information and the identifying information; and requests payment of a toll by charging an account associated with the identifying information, the toll being based on the location based information.
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