Reassigning toll violation information

• US 20090083185A1
• Filed: 09/24/2007
• Published: 03/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rent-A-Toll Limited
• Original Assignee: Rent-A-Toll Limited
• Inventors: Robinson, Benjamin P., Balachandran, Sarath K.
• Application Number:
  US11/903,687
• Publication Number:
  US 20090083185A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/50
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/06 Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems

Abstract

A method, system, and computer readable medium for reassigning toll violation information comprises receiving, by a toll rental entity, toll usage information from a toll authority, wherein the toll usage information includes toll violation information, receiving, by the third party entity, the toll usage information from the toll rental entity, matching, by the third party entity, transport user information to the toll usage information, receiving, by the toll rental entity, the matched information, from the third party entity, receiving, by a toll authority, the matched information, from the toll rental entity, and reassigning, by the toll authority, a responsibility for the toll violation from the third party entity to a transport user.

Claims

1. A method for reassigning toll violation information, comprising:

receiving, by a toll rental entity, toll usage information from a toll authority, wherein the toll usage information includes toll violation information;

receiving, by the third party entity, the toll usage information from the toll rental entity;

matching, by the third party entity, transport user information to the toll usage information;

receiving, by the toll rental entity, the matched information, from the third party entity;

receiving, by a toll authority, the matched information, from the toll rental entity; and

reassigning, by the toll authority, a responsibility for the toll violation from the third party entity to a transport user.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising loading, by the toll rental entity, the toll usage information into a database based on a medium that the toll usage information was received.

3. The method of claim 1 comprising encrypting, by the third party entity, the transport user information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the encrypted transport user information is matched to the toll usage information.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising providing, to an appropriate third party entity, the toll usage information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the providing is based on a registered transport fleet of the toll rental entity.

7. The method of claim 6 comprising matching, by the toll rental entity, toll violation information with the registered transport fleet.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transport is at least one of:

an owned transport;

a rented transport;

a borrowed transport;

a leased transport; and

a fleet transport.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the toll usage information includes at least one of:

transport information;

incident information;

violation information;

timestamp; and

location.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transport user information includes at least one of:

a user name;

a residence address;

a home address;

a home phone number;

an office phone number;

a cell phone number;

an email address;

a credit card number;

a bank card number;

a social security number;

a drivers license number; and

a passport number.

11. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:

receiving, by a third party entity, toll usage information from a toll authority, wherein the toll usage information includes toll violation information;

matching, by the third party entity, transport user information to the toll usage information;

receiving, by a toll authority, the matched information, from the third party entity; and

reassigning, by the toll authority, a responsibility for the toll violation from the third party entity to a transport user.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11 comprising instructions for loading, by the third party entity, the toll usage information into a database based on a medium that the toll usage information was received.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 11 comprising instructions for encrypting, by the third party entity, the transport user information.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the encrypted transport user information is matched to the toll usage information.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 11 comprising instructions for providing, to an appropriate third party entity, the toll usage information.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the providing is based on a registered transport fleet of the toll rental entity.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 comprising instructions for matching, by the third party entity, toll violation information with the registered transport fleet.

18. A system for reassigning toll violation information, comprising:

a third party entity; and

a toll authority;

wherein the third party entity and the toll authority are communicably coupled;

wherein the toll authority collects toll usage information, wherein the toll usage information includes toll violation information;

wherein the toll authority matches transport user information to the toll usage information; and

wherein the toll authority reassigns a responsibility for the toll violation from the third party entity to a transport user.

19. The system of claim 18 comprising wherein the toll authority loads the toll usage information into a database based on a medium that the toll usage information was received.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the toll authority provides, to an appropriate transport user, the toll usage information, wherein the toll usage information is at least one of:

a violation, a warning, and a monetary amount to pay.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the toll authority provides, to an appropriate transport owner, the toll usage information, wherein the toll usage information is at least one of:

a violation, a warning, and a monetary amount to pay.