System, method and computer readable medium for billing
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1. A method for billing, comprising:
- receiving, by a toll authority, data related to a tracking device coupled to a rented transport;
contemporaneously receiving, by the device from the toll authority, information including at least one of;
a direction of travel by the transport, a location of the transport, a price of the toll, a toll gate number, a date, and a time;
reading the received information by a reader;
sending the read information to a database;
matching the sent information with information related to a rental agreement, wherein the rental agreement covers the rented transport; and
determining a billing amount based on the matched information.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer readable medium for billing comprises receiving, by a toll authority, data related to a tracking device coupled to a rented transport, contemporaneously receiving, by the device from the toll authority, information including at least one of: a direction of travel by the transport, a location of the transport, a price of the toll, a toll gate number, a date, and a time, reading the received information by a reader, sending the read information to a database, matching the sent information with information related to a rental agreement, wherein the rental agreement covers the rented transport, and determining a billing amount based on the matched information
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1. A method for billing, comprising:
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receiving, by a toll authority, data related to a tracking device coupled to a rented transport;
contemporaneously receiving, by the device from the toll authority, information including at least one of;
a direction of travel by the transport, a location of the transport, a price of the toll, a toll gate number, a date, and a time;
reading the received information by a reader;
sending the read information to a database;
matching the sent information with information related to a rental agreement, wherein the rental agreement covers the rented transport; and
determining a billing amount based on the matched information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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receiving, by a first system, data related to a rented transport that includes a tracking device;
receiving, by the device from the first system, toll usage information;
receiving, by a second system from the device, the toll usage information; and
generating a bill based on the toll usage information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for billing, comprising:
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a third party entity;
a toll rental entity that receives a request for service from the third party entity, wherein the request includes at least one of;
a rental agreement number;
a toll fee device identifier;
a start date of the service;
a start time of the service;
an end date of the service;
an end time of the service; and
a toll authority that receives a payment from the toll rental entity for the service. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A system for billing, comprising:
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a third party entity;
a toll fee device that receives a request for service from the third party entity, wherein the request includes at least one of;
a rental agreement number;
a toll fee device identifier;
a start date of the service;
a start time of the service;
an end date of the service;
an end time of the service; and
a toll data database communicably coupled to the toll fee device, wherein the toll data database is refreshed upon receipt of the request. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for billing, comprising:
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receiving information including at least one of;
a direction of travel by a transport, a location of the transport, a price of a toll, a toll gate number, a date, and a time;
sending the received information to a database;
matching the sent information with information related to a rental agreement, wherein the information related to the rental agreement is stored in the database, and wherein the rental agreement covers the rented transport; and
determining a billing amount based on the matched information.
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