System and method for electronic toll collection based on vehicle load
First Claim
1. A method for electronic toll collection from a vehicle, the method comprising:
- electronically receiving a total number of passengers in the vehicle input by a user in a user interface;
storing the total number of passengers in the vehicle in an electronic tag;
wirelessly receiving the number of passengers and an electronic tag identification, from the electronic tag, at a toll center;
determining a toll fee for the vehicle based on the received total number of passengers and a time of day;
capturing the number of passengers in the vehicle and information about the vehicle by a camera and processing the captured information for enforcement;
comparing the captured information with the wirelessly received information; and
transmitting the captured information to an enforcement vehicle when there is an inconsistency between the captured information and the wirelessly received information.
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Abstract
A system for electronic toll collection from a vehicle including an electronic tag for capturing information including a number of passengers in the vehicle and an electronic tag identification, a wireless transmitter for transmitting the captured information; and a wireless receiver for receiving the captured information. The system further includes a toll computer for determining a toll fee for the vehicle based on the received number of passengers and a time of day. The wireless transmitter may be an IR or RF transmitter.
The toll computer determines the toll fee for the vehicle based on the received number of passengers, and one or more of the time of day, the day and the traffic information.
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1. A method for electronic toll collection from a vehicle, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving a total number of passengers in the vehicle input by a user in a user interface; storing the total number of passengers in the vehicle in an electronic tag; wirelessly receiving the number of passengers and an electronic tag identification, from the electronic tag, at a toll center; determining a toll fee for the vehicle based on the received total number of passengers and a time of day; capturing the number of passengers in the vehicle and information about the vehicle by a camera and processing the captured information for enforcement; comparing the captured information with the wirelessly received information; and transmitting the captured information to an enforcement vehicle when there is an inconsistency between the captured information and the wirelessly received information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for electronic toll collection from a vehicle comprising:
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a user interface for accepting input from a user of a total number of passenger in the vehicle; an electronic tag for capturing information including said total number of passengers in the vehicle and an electronic tag identification; a wireless transmitter for transmitting the captured information; a wireless receiver for receiving the captured information; and one or more computers for determining a toll fee for the vehicle based on the received total number of passengers and a time of day, for capturing the number of passengers in the vehicle and information about the vehicle by a camera and processing the captured information for enforcement, for comparing the captured information with the wirelessly received information, and for transmitting the captured information to an enforcement vehicle when there is an inconsistency between the captured information and the wirelessly received information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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