Automatic toll collection system for automotive vehicle
US6658392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B15/063
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic toll collection system for automotive vehicles moving along a roadway is provided which includes a toll collecting facility and an inspecting facility. The toll collecting facility is installed in a toll booth on the roadway to collect the tolls from an in-vehicle unit through radio communication. The inspecting facility is provided outside the roadway and troubleshoots the in-vehicle unit when an abnormal condition in which it is impossible to collect the tolls from the in-vehicle unit correctly is encountered.
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