Toll advertisement message road topologies
US11676426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/44
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Smart tolling for vehicles is provided. A toll advertisement message (TAM) is received by a vehicle, broadcast from a road-side unit (RSU) via V2X communication, the TAM defining a plurality of toll road tariff data elements, each of the toll road tariff data elements specifying a set of tolling factors indexed by a unique toll context identifier. Roadway usage of the vehicle is determined. A charge for the roadway usage is determined according to the set of tolling factors of the TAM. A toll usage message (TUM) is sent via the V2X communication, the TUM indicating, to the RSU, the tariff for the roadway usage of the vehicle.
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