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Method and apparatus for a satellite positioning-based metering system for use in transport-related applications

  • US 7,215,255 B2
  • Filed: 01/21/2004
  • Issued: 05/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for monitoring, measuring, and/or usage metering of a vehicle involving tracking continuous movement and position of said vehicle comprising:

  • an apparatus mounted on or in the vehicle, comprising;

    a receiver for receiving positioning signals from a signal source;

    a motion detector for determining parking episodes of the vehicle to form a parking-log;

    an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and/or DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) element for determining entry and exit data based on movement of the vehicle into or out of gated areas;

    a processor for forming a continuous, time-marked position-log from the positioning signals having regard to the parking-log and the entry and exit data, the processor comprising a memory;

    a storage element for storing position-logs; and

    a two-way wireless telecommunication element, such as GPRS, to transmit position-logs;

    a central processing system, in communication with the apparatus, comprising;

    a central telecommunication element to demand, receive and acknowledge receipt of position-logs and system information from the apparatus;

    digital maps and databases for containing usage fees, premium rules, parking fees and schedules;

    a central processor to further process position-logs, calculate user fees and generate invoices, maps and data feeds; and

    a central storage element for storing the maps, databases, position-logs, and system information,wherein the position-log contains optimized positioning signals processed to correct for multipath error when the vehicle is in either open or obscured line-of-sight from the signal source.

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