Method and apparatus for displaying toll charging parameters
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1. A method of displaying toll charging parameters set in a toll charging electronic onboard-unit provided in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- sending, using the electronic onboard-unit, at least one toll charging parameter from the electronic onboard-unit to an automated, publically viewable roadside display monitor; and
displaying said at least one parameter on the roadside display monitor, wherein said parameter is a numeric value representing a count of the number of occupants of the vehicle, said at least one parameter on the roadside display monitor being visible to an occupant of the vehicle, enforcement officers, other drivers and passers-by.
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for displaying toll charging parameters of vehicles by means of a roadside display. In one embodiment, parameters are sent from an onboard-unit of the vehicle to the roadside display. In an alternative embodiment, parameters are registered under a vehicle identification in a database and retrieved therefrom for displaying on the roadside display by a detection of the identification of the vehicle.
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1. A method of displaying toll charging parameters set in a toll charging electronic onboard-unit provided in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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sending, using the electronic onboard-unit, at least one toll charging parameter from the electronic onboard-unit to an automated, publically viewable roadside display monitor; and displaying said at least one parameter on the roadside display monitor, wherein said parameter is a numeric value representing a count of the number of occupants of the vehicle, said at least one parameter on the roadside display monitor being visible to an occupant of the vehicle, enforcement officers, other drivers and passers-by. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for displaying toll charging parameters set in a toll charging onboard-unit of a vehicle comprising:
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at least one onboard-unit including means for sending at least one of its toll charging parameters to at least one publically viewable roadside display monitor; wherein the at least one roadside display monitor includes means for receiving and displaying said parameter thereon, wherein said parameter is a numeric value representing a count of the number of occupants of the vehicle, said parameter on the roadside display monitor being visible to an occupant of the vehicle, enforcement officers, other drivers and passers-by. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of displaying toll charging parameters of a vehicle comprising:
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registering at least one toll charging parameter of the vehicle together with an identification of the vehicle in a database, detecting the identification of a vehicle and automatically sending said identification using a first electronic device to the database, retrieving at least one toll charging parameter for said identification from the database and automatically sending said at least one toll charging parameter using a second electronic device to a publically viewable roadside display monitor, and displaying said at least one parameter on the roadside display monitor, wherein said at least one parameter is a numeric value representing a count of the number of occupants of the vehicle, said at least one parameter on the roadside display monitor being visible to an occupant of the vehicle, enforcement officers, other drivers and passers-by. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for displaying toll charging parameters of a vehicle, comprising:
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a database for registering at least one toll charging parameter of the vehicle together with an identification of the vehicle, a detection and retrieval device for detecting the identification of a vehicle and retrieving at least one of the toll charging parameters registered under this identification from the database, and a publically viewable roadside display monitor for displaying said at least one parameter retrieved, wherein said at least one parameter is a numeric value representing a count of the number of occupants of the vehicle, said at least one parameter on the roadside display monitor being visible to an occupant of the vehicle, enforcement officers, other drivers and passers-bv. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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