Motor vehicle occupancy signaling system
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A vehicle occupancy monitoring system wherein a claim is made by a registrant about the number of occupants in a vehicle as it traverses a designated section of highway:
- a transmitter that transmits a claim as to the number of occupants in the vehicle;
a sending transponder in the vehicle that transmits a code that uniquely identifies the registrant with the program administrator;
a reading data collector that can interrogate a vehicle within its range, and receive, store and transfer to a central processing facility said transmitted code identifying the registrant along with a time/date stamp.
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Abstract
A system that allows a claim by a registrant as to the number of occupants traveling in a vehicle over a section of highway with a high occupancy vehicle incentive program in place to be transmitted. The registrant is identified by a registrant identifier. The claim about occupancy is optionally visually displayed as the vehicle traverses the highway. The identification of the registrant making the claim is captured by a plurality of reading devices along the highway and transferred to a central processing system. That system determines if a qualified ride-sharing event has occurred, and if so it will then provide for distribution of the program incentives to the registered individual(s).
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10 Claims
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1. A vehicle occupancy monitoring system wherein a claim is made by a registrant about the number of occupants in a vehicle as it traverses a designated section of highway:
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a transmitter that transmits a claim as to the number of occupants in the vehicle; a sending transponder in the vehicle that transmits a code that uniquely identifies the registrant with the program administrator; a reading data collector that can interrogate a vehicle within its range, and receive, store and transfer to a central processing facility said transmitted code identifying the registrant along with a time/date stamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of receiving claimed vehicle occupancy data about a vehicle by a registrant, and also identifying the registrant as the vehicle traverses a designated section of highway, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting the number of occupants in a vehicle claimed by a registrant; transmitting a signal from the vehicle that identifies the registrant; and then receiving the claim by a registrant as to number of occupants in a vehicle and reading the signal from the vehicle that identifies the registrant as the vehicle transits the designated section of highway. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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