Lane pricing system, lane pricing device, method, and program
US12051279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lane pricing technique for charging a mobile body traveling on a road for use of a lane is provided. A lane pricing device according to one embodiment is configured to: acquire from a mobile body traveling on a road, at least one of position information of a mobile body measured based on a positioning signal, and/or a camera image that is acquired by capturing an image from the mobile body and includes a part of a lane in which the mobile body is moving; specify, based on at least one of the position information and/or the camera image, a lane in which the mobile body is moving; acquire lane identification information for identifying a specified lane along with time information indicative of time when the mobile body is moving; and determine and output a toll to be charged to the mobile body in units of lanes based on the lane identification information and the time information.
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