Determining a toll amount
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1. A method for determining a toll amount, comprising:
- determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location;
determining the toll amount based on a multiplier value;
determining via a toll processing unit, said multiplier value based on the capture rate of the toll location; and
wherein the determining the multiplier occurs after the determining the capture rate.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer readable medium for determining a toll amount comprises determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location and determining the toll amount based on the capture rate.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for determining a toll amount, comprising:
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determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location; determining the toll amount based on a multiplier value; determining via a toll processing unit, said multiplier value based on the capture rate of the toll location; and wherein the determining the multiplier occurs after the determining the capture rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location; determining a multiplier based on the capture rate; determining a toll amount based on the multiplier; and determining a revenue amount based on the capture rate, a number of the transports at the toll location, a cost per transport for utilizing the toll location, and the multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location; determining a multiplier based on the capture rate; determining a toll amount based on the multiplier; determining a revenue amount based on a cost per transport for utilizing the toll location and the multiplier.
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14. A system for determining a toll amount, comprising:
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a first entity that determines a capture rate of transports at a toll location and a multiplier based on the capture rate, wherein the first entity is at least one of;
a toll authority and a toll collection entity; anda second entity that determines the toll amount based on the multiplier, wherein the second entity is at least one of;
the toll authority and the toll collection entity; andwherein the second entity is adapted to determine a revenue amount based on the capture rate, a number of the transports at the toll location, a cost per transport for utilizing the toll location, and the multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location; determining a multiplier based on the capture rate; determining a toll amount based on the multiplier; and determining a revenue amount based on a following calculation;
a cost per transport for utilizing the toll location multiplied by the multiplier.
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18. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location; determining a multiplier based on the capture rate; determining a toll amount based on the multiplier; and altering the multiplier if the capture rate is altered.
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