System for automated toll collection assisted by GPS technology
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1. An automated System for determining a toll amount comprising:
- a remote transmitter for transmitting signals representative of geographical locations;
a toll tag located in a vehicle comprising a location sensor for receiving said signals representative of the geographical position of said vehicle;
a first memory for storing information representing predetermined geographical locations;
a computer in communication with said first memory and said location sensor for comparing the geographical location signals with said stored information representing said predetermined geographical locations, and a transmitter responsive to said computer for generating a signal representative of the identity of the toll tag when said computer determines a match exists between said geographical location signals and said predetermined geographical locations; and
a receiver for receiving said signals from said toll tag transmitter.
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Abstract
A system for automated toll collection which utilizes Global Positioning System technology. The invention includes a Toll Tag 24 which comprises GPS sensor 32, signpost sensor 36, gatekey transmitter 38, and processing & recording module 40. Module 40 is comprised of memory 30 storing known toll location, computer or toll area detector 34, memory for time and location 42, and time clock 44. Once computer 34 determines that a toll area has been entered, it records the entry in memory 42 and activates transmitter 38 to send a signal to sentry receiver 52 which communicates same to toll authority exchange 26.
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1. An automated System for determining a toll amount comprising:
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a remote transmitter for transmitting signals representative of geographical locations; a toll tag located in a vehicle comprising a location sensor for receiving said signals representative of the geographical position of said vehicle;
a first memory for storing information representing predetermined geographical locations;
a computer in communication with said first memory and said location sensor for comparing the geographical location signals with said stored information representing said predetermined geographical locations, and a transmitter responsive to said computer for generating a signal representative of the identity of the toll tag when said computer determines a match exists between said geographical location signals and said predetermined geographical locations; anda receiver for receiving said signals from said toll tag transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for automated determination of a toll comprising the steps of:
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transmitting signals from a remote transmitter representative of a geographical location; storing predetermined geographical location data in a first memory of a toll tag located in a vehicle; receiving said transmitted signal at said toll tag; comparing the geographical location received from said remote transmitter with said stored predetermined geographical location in a computer in said toll tag; and transmitting a signal from a transmitter in said toll tag when a match exists between said transmitted geographical location and said stored geographical location data representative of at least the identity of said toll tag. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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