Enforcement transponder
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1. A system comprising:
- an enforcement reader configured to read, from a first transponder, information of interest to an enforcement agent; and
an enforcement transponder configured to receive from the enforcement reader the information of interest and to provide, using a signal, the information of interest received from the enforcement reader to the enforcement agent to determine an enforcement action associated with the first transponder.
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Abstract
An enforcement transponder system includes an enforcement reader in communication with an enforcement transponder. The transponders are written to identify when and where toll has been collected from a user of a toll road. In one embodiment, the system includes one or more roadside toll collection systems. This allows enforcement/verification of toll collection from SOV traffic on HOT lanes.
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1. A system comprising:
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an enforcement reader configured to read, from a first transponder, information of interest to an enforcement agent; and an enforcement transponder configured to receive from the enforcement reader the information of interest and to provide, using a signal, the information of interest received from the enforcement reader to the enforcement agent to determine an enforcement action associated with the first transponder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 19)
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4. An enforcement reader comprising:
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an antenna; a transmit/receive (TR) system coupled to the antenna; a storage device configured to store information provided to the enforcement reader from a first transponder, the stored information being of interest to an enforcement agent; and a reader processor coupled to the TR system and the storage device, wherein the enforcement reader is configured to provide the stored information to an enforcement transponder that provides, using a signal, the stored information to the enforcement agent to determine an enforcement action associated with the first transponder. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An enforcement transponder comprising:
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an antenna; a transmit/receive (TR) system coupled to said the antenna; a transponder type data store configured to store a transponder class value, which indicates a particular type of transponder; and a transponder processor coupled to the TR system, and the transponder type data store, wherein the enforcement transponder is configured to receive information of interest to an enforcement agent from an enforcement reader read from a first transponder, wherein the enforcement transponder provides, using a signal, the information of interest received from the enforcement reader to the enforcement agent to determine an enforcement action associated with the first transponder. - View Dependent Claims (7, 20)
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8. A process for operating an enforcement reader, the process comprising:
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receiving, by the enforcement reader, information from a toll transponder; processing the information from the toll transponder to generate an output indicator; and relaying the information received from the toll transponder to an enforcement transponder configured to provide, using a signal, the relayed information to an enforcement agent to determine an enforcement action associated with the toll transponder, wherein the relayed information is of interest to the enforcement agent. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A process for operating an enforcement reader, the process comprising:
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receiving, by the enforcement reader, information from a toll transponder; receiving information from an enforcement transponder; processing the information from the toll transponder to generate an output indicator signal, the output indicator signal representing information of interest to an enforcement agent; and providing the output indicator signal to the enforcement transponder to the enforcement agent to determine an enforcement action associated with the toll transponder. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A process for operating an enforcement transponder, the process comprising:
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transmitting, from the enforcement transponder, an enforcement class value to an enforcement reader, receiving, by the enforcement transponder, information of interest to an enforcement agent from the enforcement reader reading a first transponder; and providing, using a signal, the information of interest received from the enforcement reader to the enforcement agent to determine an enforcement action associated with the first transponder. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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