Method and system for on-board detection of speeding of a vehicle and payment of an associated fine

• US 10,740,859 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2017
• Issued: 08/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte. Ltd (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Inventors: Venugopalan, Vijin, Gilbey, Benjamin Charles, Kuoh, Veronica
• Primary Examiner(s): Hamilton, Sara C
• Application Number:
  US15/581,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20170323409A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,201 Days
• Field of Search: 705 35
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/52 Determining velocity
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40

Abstract

A method for vehicle speeding self-detection and payment of an associated fine, the method including: a) in an on-board processing device, determining a speed indication indicative of the speed of the vehicle operated by a user; b) determining a speed limit indication indicative of a speed limit associated with a location of the vehicle with respect to a road network; c) determining if the speed of the vehicle exceeds the speed limit using the speed indication and the speed limit indication; d) in response to determining that the speed limit has been exceeded, determining a payment amount indicative of a discounted fine for exceeding the speed limit; and, e) causing the payment amount to be paid from an account of the user.

Claims

1. A method for on-board detection of speeding of a vehicle and payment of an associated fine by an on-board processing device operably connected to a merchant processing device via a communications network, the on-board processing device including a positioning system and a digital wallet component, the method comprising, subsequent to pre-authentication of a payment account of a user associated with the digital wallet component with a payment processing device:

determining, by the on-board processing device, a speed indication indicative of the speed of the vehicle operated by a user using location information derived from the positioning system;

retrieving, by the on-board processing device from the merchant processing device via the communications network, a speed limit indication indicative of a speed limit associated with a location of the vehicle with respect to a road network;

determining, by the on-board processing device, whether the speed of the vehicle exceeds the speed limit using the speed indication and the speed limit indication;

in response to determining that the speed limit has been exceeded, providing, by the on-board processing device, the speed indication to the merchant processing device via the communications network,

wherein the merchant processing device determines payment information at least partially indicative of a payment amount representing a discounted fine for exceeding the speed limit;

retrieves user account information associated with the pre-authenticated payment account of the user from the digital wallet component; and

provides the user account information and the payment information to the payment processing device causing the discounted fine to be paid from the pre-authenticated payment account of the user.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the on-board processing device is one of:

a) a user client device; and

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b) a vehicle processing device.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

determining, by the user client device, location information indicative of the location of the vehicle;

providing, by the user client device via the communications network, the location information to the merchant processing device, wherein the merchant processing device determines road network information-based on the location information; and

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receiving, by the client device via the communications network from the merchant processing device, an indication of the road network information.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the road network information is at least partially indicative of at least one of a road network map and the speed limit indication.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the on-board processing device is a user client device, and wherein the merchant processing device:

receives the speeding indication from the user client device;

determines using the speeding indication;

a speeding offence at least partially based on an amount by which the vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit; and

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a regulatory fine at least partially in accordance with the speeding offence; and

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determines the payment amount representing the discounted fine, the payment amount being an amount less than the regulatory fine.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the merchant processing device:

retrieves the account information associated with the user payment account from the user client device; and

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provides the account information and payment information to the payment processing device to thereby cause the discounted fine to be paid from the user payment account.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the merchant processing device:

generates a notification that the user has been fined; and

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transmits the notification to the user client device.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

generating, by the user client device, a representation of the notification; and

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displaying, by the user client device, the representation of the notification to the user.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the on-board processing device is a user client device that is:

initially paired with a vehicle processing device by the user; and

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subsequently paired with the vehicle processing device automatically in response to vehicle ignition, the pairing confirming that the user is operating the vehicle.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the user client device is paired with the vehicle processing device using a wireless communication protocol.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

generating, by the on-board processing device, a notification indicative of a warning that the user has exceeded the speed limit;

generating, by the on-board processing device, a representation of the notification; and

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displaying, by the on-board processing device, the representation to the user.

12. A system for on-board detection of speeding of a vehicle and payment of an associated fine, comprising:

an on-board processing device of a user operably connected via a communications network to a merchant processing device of a merchant device; and

wherein the on-board processing device comprises a positioning system and a memory storing a digital wallet component, and wherein the memory comprises processor executable instructions which when executed, subsequent to pre-authentication of a payment account of a user associated with the digital wallet component with a payment processing device, cause the on-board processing device to;

determine a speed indication indicative of the speed of the vehicle operated by a user using location information derived from the positioning system;

retrieve from the merchant processing device via the communications network, a speed limit indication indicative of a speed limit associated with a location of the vehicle with respect to a road network;

determine whether the speed of the vehicle exceeds the speed limit using the speed indication and the speed limit indication; and

in response to determining that the speed limit has been exceeded, provide the speed indication to the merchant processing device via the communications network;

wherein the merchant processing device;

determines payment information at least partially indicative of a payment amount representing a discounted fine for exceeding the speed limit;

retrieves user account information associated with the pre-authenticated payment account of the user from the digital wallet component; and

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provides the user account information and the payment information to the payment processing device causing the discounted fine to be paid from the pre-authenticated payment account of the user.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the on-board processing device comprises a GPS receiver for determining location information.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the on-board processing device is a user client device.