Systems and methods for automated wireless authorization for entry into a geographic area
First Claim
1. A method for automatic electronic authorization for entry into a geographic area based on detection of a mobile telephone operable on a mobile telephone network, comprising:
- providing a toll base station that mimics the signal of a base station of the mobile telephone network but that does not form part of any mobile telephone network by being dedicated to retrieving information for automated toll collection and not for mobile telephone communications and does not connect outgoing or uplink calls;
transmitting, by a transmitter associated with the toll base station, a signal indicating the presence of the toll base station;
detecting, by a receiver associated with the toll base station, a request by a mobile telephone to connect to the toll base station;
transmitting, by the transmitter, an identity request signal to the mobile telephone;
detecting an identity response signal that identifies the mobile telephone;
determining the identity of a subscriber associated with the mobile telephone based on the detected identity response signal and authorizing the subscriber to enter the geographic area based on the determined subscriber identity.
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Abstract
A method for automatic electronic authorization for entry into a geographic area based on detection of a mobile station operable on a Global System for Mobile communications network, comprises: transmitting, by a transmitter associated with a toll base station, a signal indicating the presence of the toll base station; detecting, by a receiver associated with the toll base station, a request by a mobile station to connect to the toll base station; transmitting, by the transmitter, an identity request signal to the mobile station; detecting an identity response signal that identifies the mobile station; determining the identity of a subscriber associated with the mobile station based on the detected identity response signal and authorizing the subscriber to enter the geographic area based on the determined subscriber identity.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for automatic electronic authorization for entry into a geographic area based on detection of a mobile telephone operable on a mobile telephone network, comprising:
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providing a toll base station that mimics the signal of a base station of the mobile telephone network but that does not form part of any mobile telephone network by being dedicated to retrieving information for automated toll collection and not for mobile telephone communications and does not connect outgoing or uplink calls; transmitting, by a transmitter associated with the toll base station, a signal indicating the presence of the toll base station; detecting, by a receiver associated with the toll base station, a request by a mobile telephone to connect to the toll base station; transmitting, by the transmitter, an identity request signal to the mobile telephone; detecting an identity response signal that identifies the mobile telephone; determining the identity of a subscriber associated with the mobile telephone based on the detected identity response signal and authorizing the subscriber to enter the geographic area based on the determined subscriber identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for automatic electronic authorization for entry into a geographic area based on detection of a mobile telephone operable on a mobile telephone network, comprising:
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providing a toll base station that mimics the signal of a base station of the mobile telephone network but that does not form part of any mobile telephone network by being dedicated to retrieving information for automated toll collection and not for mobile telephone communications and does not connect outgoing or uplink calls; a transmitter associated with the toll base station, the transmitter transmitting a signal indicating the presence of the toll base station; a receiver associated with the toll base station, the receiver detecting a request by a mobile telephone to connect to the toll base station; the transmitter transmitting an identity request signal to the mobile telephone; the receiver detecting an identity response signal that identifies the mobile telephone; a processor determining the identity of a subscriber associated with the mobile telephone based on the detected identity response signal; and the processor authorizing the subscriber to enter the geographic area based on the determined subscriber identity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23)
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22. A system for automatic electronic authorization for entry into a geographic area based on detection of a mobile telephone operable on a mobile telephone network, comprising:
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providing a toll base station that mimics the signal of a base station of the mobile telephone network but that does not form part of any mobile telephone network by being dedicated to retrieving information for automated toll collection and not for mobile telephone communications and does not connect outgoing or uplink calls; means for transmitting a signal from the toll base station indicating the presence of the toll base station; means for detecting a request by a mobile telephone to connect to the toll base station; means for transmitting an identity request signal to the mobile telephone; means for detecting an identity response signal that identifies the mobile telephone; means for determining the identity of a subscriber associated with the mobile telephone based on the detected identity response signal; and means for authorizing the subscriber to enter the geographic area based on the determined subscriber identity.
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24. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium having computer readable program executable code embodied therein for automatic electronic toll payment based on detection of a mobile telephone operable on a mobile telephone network, the computer readable program executable code in the article of manufacture comprising:
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computer readable executable code for causing a computer to transmit a signal from a toll base station which mimics the signal of base stations of the mobile telephone network but does not form part of the mobile communication network by being dedicated to retrieving information for automated toll collection and not for mobile telephone communications and does not connect outgoing or unlink calls, indicating the presence of the toll base station; computer readable executable code for causing a computer to detect a request by a mobile telephone to connect to the toll base station;
computer readable code for causing a computer to transmit an identity request signal to the mobile telephone;computer readable executable code for causing a computer to detect an identity response signal that identifies the mobile telephone; computer readable executable code for causing a computer to determine the identity of a subscriber associated with the mobile telephone based on the detected identity response signal; and
computer readable executable code for causing a computer to authorizing the subscriber to enter the geographic area based on the determined subscriber identity. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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Specification