Electric toll management
First Claim
1. method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
- accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp;
accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp;
identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor;
selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry;
selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and
identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures,wherein selecting the group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries comprises;
identifying a first time gap having a predetermined duration of time between the transaction time stamps of chronologically sequential toll transaction entries of the set of toll transaction entries, the chronologically sequential toll transaction entries occurring before the identified violation transaction entry; and
adding a toll transaction entry to the group of toll transaction entries if the toll transaction entry includes a transaction time stamp falling within a window of time beginning at a time corresponding to a time stamp of a transaction entry immediately following the identified first time gap and ending at a time corresponding to a predetermined amount of time after the transaction time stamp of the identified violation transaction entry.
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Abstract
Identifying a vehicle in a toll system includes accessing a set of toll transaction entries. Each entry in the set designates a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and includes a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp. A series of toll transaction pictures is accessed. The series includes a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp. A toll transaction entry is identified from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor. A toll transaction picture is selected from the series. The transaction time stamp of the violation transaction is compared, using a processing device, with the picture time stamp of the selected toll transaction picture. The selected toll transaction picture is identified as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry based on a result of the comparison.
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22 Claims
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1. method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
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accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp; accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp; identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures, wherein selecting the group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries comprises; identifying a first time gap having a predetermined duration of time between the transaction time stamps of chronologically sequential toll transaction entries of the set of toll transaction entries, the chronologically sequential toll transaction entries occurring before the identified violation transaction entry; and adding a toll transaction entry to the group of toll transaction entries if the toll transaction entry includes a transaction time stamp falling within a window of time beginning at a time corresponding to a time stamp of a transaction entry immediately following the identified first time gap and ending at a time corresponding to a predetermined amount of time after the transaction time stamp of the identified violation transaction entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
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accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp; accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp; identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures, wherein selecting the group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries further comprises; identifying a first time gap having a predetermined duration of time between the transaction time stamps of chronologically sequential toll transaction entries of the set of toll transaction entries, the chronologically sequential toll transaction entries occurring before the identified violation transaction entry; and identifying a second time gap having a predetermined duration of time between the transaction time stamps of chronologically sequential toll transaction entries of the set of toll transaction entries, the chronologically sequential toll transaction entries occurring after the identified violation transaction entry; and adding a toll transaction entry to the group of toll transaction entries if the toll transaction entry includes a transaction time stamp falling within a window of time beginning at a time corresponding to a time stamp of a transaction entry immediately following the identified first time gap and ending at a time corresponding to a time stamp of a transaction entry immediately preceding the identified second time gap. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
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accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp; accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp; identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures, wherein selecting the group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries comprises; identifying a first time gap having a predetermined duration of time between the transaction time stamps of chronologically sequential toll transaction entries of the set of toll transaction entries, the chronologically sequential toll transaction entries occurring before the identified violation transaction entry; and adding a toll transaction entry to the group of toll transaction entries if the toll transaction entry includes a transaction time stamp falling within a window of time beginning at a time corresponding to a time stamp of a transaction entry immediately following the identified first time gap and ending at a time corresponding to the transaction time stamp of the identified violation transaction entry.
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9. A method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
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accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp; accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp; identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures, wherein selecting the group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries comprises; selecting from the set of toll transaction entries a toll transaction entry designating a toll transaction between the toll system and a vehicle that has been positively identified, the selected toll transaction entry including a transaction time stamp that is earlier in time than the transaction time stamp included in the identified violation transaction entry; and adding a toll transaction entry to the group of toll transaction entries if the toll transaction entry includes a transaction time stamp falling within a window of time beginning at a time corresponding to the time stamp of the selected toll transaction and ending at a time corresponding to the transaction time stamp of the identified violation transaction entry.
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10. A method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
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accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp; accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp; identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures, wherein selecting the group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries comprises; selecting from the set of toll transaction entries a toll transaction entry designating a toll transaction between the toll system and a vehicle that has been positively identified, the selected toll transaction entry including a transaction time stamp that is earlier in time than the transaction time stamp included in the identified violation transaction entry; and adding a toll transaction entry to the group of toll transaction entries if the toll transaction entry includes a transaction time stamp falling within a window of time beginning at a time corresponding to the time stamp of the selected toll transaction entry and ending at a predetermined time following the transaction time stamp of the identified violation transaction entry.
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11. A method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
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accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp; accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp; identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures, wherein identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture includes associating on a one-to-one basis each toll transaction picture in the group of toll transaction pictures with each toll transaction entry in the group of toll transaction entries. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
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accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp; accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp; identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures, wherein selecting the group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries comprises; selecting from the set of toll transaction entries a toll transaction entry designating a toll transaction between the toll system and a vehicle that has been positively identified, the selected toll transaction entry including a transaction time stamp that is earlier in time than the transaction time stamp included in the identified violation transaction entry; identifying a time gap having a predetermined duration of time between the transaction time stamps of chronologically sequential toll transaction entries of the set of toll transaction entries, the chronologically sequential toll transaction entries occurring after the identified violation transaction entry; and adding a toll transaction entry to the group of toll transaction entries if the toll transaction entry includes a transaction time stamp falling within a window of time beginning at a time corresponding to a time stamp of the selected toll transaction entry and ending at a time corresponding to a time stamp of a transaction entry immediately preceding the identified time gap.
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21. A method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
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accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp; accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp; identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures, wherein selecting the group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries comprises; identifying a time gap having a predetermined duration of time between the transaction time stamps of chronologically sequential toll transaction entries of the set of toll transaction entries, the chronologically sequential toll transaction entries occurring before the identified violation transaction entry; selecting from the set of toll transaction entries a toll transaction entry designating a toll transaction between the toll system and a vehicle that has been positively identified, the selected toll transaction entry including a transaction time stamp that is later in time than the transaction time stamp included in the identified violation transaction entry; and adding a toll transaction entry to the group of toll transaction entries if the toll transaction entry includes a transaction time stamp falling within a window of time beginning at a time corresponding to a time stamp of a transaction entry immediately following the identified time gap and ending at a time corresponding to the time stamp of the selected toll transaction entry.
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22. A method of identifying a vehicle in a toll system, the method comprising:
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accessing a set of toll transaction entries, each entry in the set designating a toll transaction between a vehicle and the toll system and including a transaction descriptor and a transaction time stamp; accessing a series of toll transaction pictures, the series including a plurality of pictures, each of which is associated with a picture time stamp; identifying, using a computer processor, a toll transaction entry from the set as a violation transaction entry based on the transaction descriptor; selecting a group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries based on the time stamp of the violation transaction entry; selecting a group of toll transaction pictures from the series of toll transaction pictures based on the selected group of toll transaction entries; and identifying a toll transaction picture from the group of toll transaction pictures as a violation picture corresponding to the violation transaction entry by associating the group of toll transaction entries with the group of toll transaction pictures, wherein selecting the group of toll transaction entries from among the set of toll transaction entries comprises; selecting from the set of toll transaction entries a first toll transaction entry designating a toll transaction between the toll system and a first vehicle that has been positively identified, the selected first toll transaction entry including a transaction time stamp that is earlier in time than the transaction time stamp included in the identified violation transaction entry; selecting from the set of toll transaction entries a second toll transaction entry designating a toll transaction between the toll system and a second and different vehicle that has been positively identified, the selected second toll transaction entry including a transaction time stamp that is later in time than the transaction time stamp included in the identified violation transaction entry; and adding a toll transaction entry to the group of toll transaction entries if the toll transaction entry includes a transaction time stamp falling within a window of time beginning at a time corresponding to the time stamp of the selected first toll transaction entry and ending at a time corresponding to the time stamp of the selected second toll transaction entry.
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