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Self-service electronic toll collection unit and system

  • US 7,654,452 B2
  • Filed: 11/03/2003
  • Issued: 02/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for self-service vending of an electronic toll collection device, the device comprising:

  • a vending unit;

    a payment acceptance device, located in the vending unit, for accepting payment for the electronic toll collection device;

    a dispenser, located in the vending unit, for dispensing the electronic toll collection device from the vending unit; and

    a processing device, located in the vending unit and in electronic communication with the payment acceptance device and the dispenser, for providing a stored value for the electronic toll collection device by transmitting the stored value from the vending unit to a remote computer for maintaining account information regarding the electronic toll collection device and controlling the dispenser to dispense the electronic toll collection device in accordance with the payment accepted by the payment device.

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