Tolling using mobile device
First Claim
1. A tolling system comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one memory coupled to the processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising;
receiving, over a network and from a mobile device application operating on a mobile processing device portable by a user, an identifier and road usage data collected by the mobile device application using a location sensor of the mobile processing device, the mobile device application comprising a first source of road usage data;
receiving, over the network and also from the mobile device application operating on the mobile processing device portable by the user, road usage data collected by an on-board vehicle computing device included in a vehicle and received by the mobile device from the on-board vehicle computing device over a short-range wireless communication connection;
integrating road usage data received from the mobile device application with road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device to define an integrated tolling data set of road usage data;
identifying a profile based on the identifier;
selecting, from among a plurality of preconstructed toll pricing models stored in computer memory, with each of the toll pricing models comprising a unique set of two or more toll pricing rules, and as a function of the identified profile and the integrated tolling data set, a toll pricing model having at least one toll pricing rule corresponding to road usage data collected by the mobile device application and at least one other toll pricing rule corresponding to whether the road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device matches the road usage data collected by the mobile device application, wherein selecting the toll pricing model is based at least on;
determining that road usage data received for an event indicative of toll road usage is collected by both the mobile device application and the on-board vehicle computing device; and
in response to determining that road usage data received for the event indicative of toll road usage is collected by both the mobile device application and the on-board vehicle computing device, selecting the toll pricing model that includes the at least one toll pricing rule corresponding to whether the road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device matches the road usage data collected by the mobile device application instead of selecting, from the plurality of preconstructed toll pricing models, another tolling price model that does not use road usage data collected by the mobile device application; and
determining a tolling charge incurred by an entity associated with the identified profile based on the integrated tolling data set, the identified profile, and the selected toll pricing model.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a tolling system is operable to perform operations, which may include: receiving, over a network and from a mobile device application operating on a mobile processing device, an identifier and road usage data collected by the mobile device application; identifying a profile based on the identifier; accessing a toll pricing model applicable to an entity associated with the identified profile; and determining a tolling charge incurred by the entity based on the road usage data collected by the mobile device application, the identified profile, and the accessed toll pricing model. In another aspect, a mobile device application is operable to perform operations that may include: collecting road usage data; communicating, over a network to a tolling system, the collected road usage data and an identifier; and receiving, from the tolling system, tolling charge data computed based on the communicated road usage data.
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18 Claims
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1. A tolling system comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory coupled to the processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving, over a network and from a mobile device application operating on a mobile processing device portable by a user, an identifier and road usage data collected by the mobile device application using a location sensor of the mobile processing device, the mobile device application comprising a first source of road usage data; receiving, over the network and also from the mobile device application operating on the mobile processing device portable by the user, road usage data collected by an on-board vehicle computing device included in a vehicle and received by the mobile device from the on-board vehicle computing device over a short-range wireless communication connection; integrating road usage data received from the mobile device application with road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device to define an integrated tolling data set of road usage data; identifying a profile based on the identifier; selecting, from among a plurality of preconstructed toll pricing models stored in computer memory, with each of the toll pricing models comprising a unique set of two or more toll pricing rules, and as a function of the identified profile and the integrated tolling data set, a toll pricing model having at least one toll pricing rule corresponding to road usage data collected by the mobile device application and at least one other toll pricing rule corresponding to whether the road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device matches the road usage data collected by the mobile device application, wherein selecting the toll pricing model is based at least on; determining that road usage data received for an event indicative of toll road usage is collected by both the mobile device application and the on-board vehicle computing device; and in response to determining that road usage data received for the event indicative of toll road usage is collected by both the mobile device application and the on-board vehicle computing device, selecting the toll pricing model that includes the at least one toll pricing rule corresponding to whether the road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device matches the road usage data collected by the mobile device application instead of selecting, from the plurality of preconstructed toll pricing models, another tolling price model that does not use road usage data collected by the mobile device application; and determining a tolling charge incurred by an entity associated with the identified profile based on the integrated tolling data set, the identified profile, and the selected toll pricing model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, over a network and from a mobile device application operating on a mobile processing device portable by a user, an identifier and road usage data collected by the mobile device application using a location sensor of the mobile processing device, the mobile device application comprising a first source of road usage data; receiving, over the network and also from the mobile device application operating on the mobile processing device portable by the user, road usage data collected by an on-board vehicle computing device included in a vehicle and received by the mobile device from the on-board vehicle computing device over a short-range wireless communication connection; integrating road usage data received from the mobile device application with road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device to define an integrated tolling data set of road usage data; identifying a profile based on the identifier; selecting, from among a plurality of preconstructed toll pricing models stored in computer memory, with each of the toll pricing models comprising a unique set of two or more toll pricing rules, and as a function of the identified profile and the integrated tolling data set, a toll pricing model having at least one toll pricing rule corresponding to road usage data collected by the mobile device application and at least one other toll pricing rule corresponding to whether the road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device matches the road usage data collected by the mobile device application, wherein selecting the toll pricing model is based at least on; determining that road usage data received for an event indicative of toll road usage is collected by both the mobile device application and the on-board vehicle computing device; and in response to determining that road usage data received for the event indicative of toll road usage is collected by both the mobile device application and the on-board vehicle computing device, selecting the toll pricing model that includes the at least one toll pricing rule corresponding to whether the road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device matches the road usage data collected by the mobile device application instead of selecting, from the plurality of preconstructed toll pricing models, another tolling price model that does not use road usage data collected by the mobile device application; and determining a tolling charge incurred by an entity associated with the identified profile based on the integrated tolling data set, the identified profile, and the selected toll pricing model. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, over a network and from a mobile device application operating on a mobile processing device portable by a user, an identifier and road usage data collected by the mobile device application using a location sensor of the mobile processing device, the mobile device application comprising a first source of road usage data; receiving, over the network and also from the mobile device application operating on the mobile processing device portable by the user, road usage data collected by an on-board vehicle computing device included in a vehicle and received by the mobile device from the on-board vehicle computing device over a short-range wireless communication connection; integrating road usage data received from the mobile device application with road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device to define an integrated tolling data set of road usage data; identifying a profile based on the identifier; selecting, from among a plurality of preconstructed toll pricing models stored in computer memory, with each of the toll pricing models comprising a unique set of two or more toll pricing rules, and as a function of the identified profile and the integrated tolling data set, a toll pricing model having at least one toll pricing rule corresponding to road usage data collected by the mobile device application and at least one other toll pricing rule corresponding to whether the road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device matches the road usage data collected by the mobile device application, wherein selecting the toll pricing model is based at least on; determining that road usage data received for an event indicative of toll road usage is collected by both the mobile device application and the on-board vehicle computing device; and in response to determining that road usage data received for the event indicative of toll road usage is collected by both the mobile device application and the on-board vehicle computing device, selecting the toll pricing model that includes the at least one toll pricing rule corresponding to whether the road usage data collected by the on-board vehicle computing device matches the road usage data collected by the mobile device application instead of selecting, from the plurality of preconstructed toll pricing models, another tolling price model that does not use road usage data collected by the mobile device application; and determining a tolling charge incurred by an entity associated with the identified profile based on the integrated tolling data set, the identified profile, and the selected toll pricing model.
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