Expressway control system
First Claim
1. An expressway Control System comprising a central computer having a database, a network of expressway on-ramps along the expressway equipped with means of communication with the central computer, and equipped with a detector apparatus at each on-ramp to read the license plate of an accessing vehicle and accept a signal from the driver, such signal conveyed by the driver of the vehicle signifying that the occupancy status of the vehicle qualifies for expressway access without a charge, and such signal being conveyed without any equipment on the vehicle other than what is normally on the vehicle;
- the central computer and its database serve the purpose of billing the vehicle owners for expressway access and levying fines to violators detected by a network of enforcement auditors.
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Abstract
A computerized Expressway Control System functions to identify the occupancy status of a vehicle such that solo driver vehicles can be automatically charged for use of the expressway. The system requires no additional equipment in the vehicle. Enforcement is readily achieved by an automated audit system.
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1. An expressway Control System comprising a central computer having a database, a network of expressway on-ramps along the expressway equipped with means of communication with the central computer, and equipped with a detector apparatus at each on-ramp to read the license plate of an accessing vehicle and accept a signal from the driver, such signal conveyed by the driver of the vehicle signifying that the occupancy status of the vehicle qualifies for expressway access without a charge, and such signal being conveyed without any equipment on the vehicle other than what is normally on the vehicle;
- the central computer and its database serve the purpose of billing the vehicle owners for expressway access and levying fines to violators detected by a network of enforcement auditors.
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