Smart toll application determining for various toll applications using V2X communications
US11379817B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q2240/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A toll advertisement message (TAM) broadcast from a roadside unit (RSU) is received by a vehicle via V2X communication, the TAM indicating geographic locations of lanes of a roadway for which tolls are due and cost information for traversing the lanes of the roadway. A heading of the vehicle is determined in relation to a TAM reference point indicating a geographic location of a toll gantry. A toll zone boundary region for the vehicle is identified by filtering the geographic locations of the lanes in the TAM to include only those lanes in a travel direction consistent with the heading. A lane straddling algorithm is utilized to identify, for each of the lanes in the travel direction, a respective percentage within each lane that the vehicle is traveling. A tolling usage message (TUM) is sent via the V2X communication, indicating to the RSU the percentage lane usage of the vehicle.
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