Electronic toll payment
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1. A system for toll payment by mobiles comprising:
- a communication device and an electronic purse coupled to the device located on each mobile, the electronic purse being part of an electronic cash system;
localiser means for localizing the communication devices;
a remote communication system for communicating with the mobile communication devices to effect toll payments by exchanging cryptographically secure value transfer messages;
means for obtaining a mobile identifier identifying the communication device or the mobile carrying the electronic purse;
means for correlating temporarily the mobile identifier with an identifier for the electronic purse; and
means for (a) discarding the mobile identifier if the toll payment transaction is completed satisfactorily or (b) discarding the purse identifier if the toll payment transaction fails.
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Abstract
A system for toll payment by electronic cash identifies an electronic purse and effects value transfer over a communication system without stopping the mobile (vehicle or person). Mobile identity MID is temporarily correlated with purse identity PID and one or another identity is erased on satisfactory or non-satisfactory completion of the transaction thereby allowing non-payers to be pursued while preserving the principle of anonymity.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for toll payment by mobiles comprising:
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a communication device and an electronic purse coupled to the device located on each mobile, the electronic purse being part of an electronic cash system; localiser means for localizing the communication devices; a remote communication system for communicating with the mobile communication devices to effect toll payments by exchanging cryptographically secure value transfer messages; means for obtaining a mobile identifier identifying the communication device or the mobile carrying the electronic purse; means for correlating temporarily the mobile identifier with an identifier for the electronic purse; and means for (a) discarding the mobile identifier if the toll payment transaction is completed satisfactorily or (b) discarding the purse identifier if the toll payment transaction fails. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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