Roadside control device for a toll apparatus installed in a motor vehicle
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1. A roadside control device for checking correct operation of a toll apparatus which is installed in a motor vehicle passing the control device and exhibiting an identifying license plate, the toll apparatus performing a satellite-supported electronic toll deduction, the control device comprising:
- a) communication means for wirelessly exchanging information with the toll apparatus in the passing vehicle, the information being pertinent to a current operating state of the toll apparatus;
b) classification means for allocating the passing vehicle to a predetermined vehicle class;
c) evaluating means for carrying out a plausibility check to determine whether the information received from the toll apparatus of the passing vehicle by the communication means comports with the vehicle class to which the passing vehicle is allocated by the classification means;
d) recording means for recording the license plate of the passing vehicle in case of an unsuccessful exchange of information of the communication means with the toll apparatus of the passing vehicle or in case of a negative result of the plausibility check of the evaluating means; and
e) trigger means for accurately timed activation of the communication means, the classification means, the evaluating means, and the recording means.
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Abstract
A roadside control device for checking the correct operation of a toll apparatus which is installed in a motor vehicle passing the control device and exhibiting an identifying license plate. The toll apparatus performs a satellite-supported electronic toll deduction and being equipped with the following facilities:
- a) a communication device,
- b) a classification device,
- c) a trigger device,
- d) an evaluating device, and
- e) a recording device.
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1. A roadside control device for checking correct operation of a toll apparatus which is installed in a motor vehicle passing the control device and exhibiting an identifying license plate, the toll apparatus performing a satellite-supported electronic toll deduction, the control device comprising:
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a) communication means for wirelessly exchanging information with the toll apparatus in the passing vehicle, the information being pertinent to a current operating state of the toll apparatus;
b) classification means for allocating the passing vehicle to a predetermined vehicle class;
c) evaluating means for carrying out a plausibility check to determine whether the information received from the toll apparatus of the passing vehicle by the communication means comports with the vehicle class to which the passing vehicle is allocated by the classification means;
d) recording means for recording the license plate of the passing vehicle in case of an unsuccessful exchange of information of the communication means with the toll apparatus of the passing vehicle or in case of a negative result of the plausibility check of the evaluating means; and
e) trigger means for accurately timed activation of the communication means, the classification means, the evaluating means, and the recording means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for detecting correctness of operation of a satellite-supported electronic toll apparatus in a vehicle and for securing evidence in case of improper operation of the toll apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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wirelessly exchanging information between a control device and the toll apparatus in the passing vehicle using communication means of the control device, the information being pertinent to a current operating state of the toll apparatus;
allocating the passing vehicle to a predetermined vehicle class using classification means of the control device;
carrying out a plausibility check in evaluating means of the control device to determine whether the information received from the toll apparatus of the passing vehicle by the communication means comports with the vehicle class to which the passing vehicle is allocated by the classification means;
recording the license plate of the passing vehicle in case of an unsuccessful exchange of information of the communication means with the toll apparatus of the passing vehicle or in case of a negative result of the plausibility check of the evaluating mean; and
activating the communication means, the classification means, the evaluation means and the recording step in an accurately timed fashion.
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