Electronic barrier and enforcement system and method

US8044824B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• State Road and Tollway Authority · US
• Georgia Tech Research Corporation · US

Inventors

• Patrick Vu · Atlanta, US
• Jannine Miller · Atlanta, US
• Randall Guensler · Atlanta, US
• Teresa Slack · Atlanta, US
• John J. Breedlove · Cedar Bluff, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 9, 2008
• Grant date: Oct 25, 2011
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07B15/063
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for implementing an electronic tollway barrier system. Exemplary systems and methods use positive vehicle identification at progressive monitoring locations to determine whether a vehicle has illegally entered a controlled lane across the electronic barrier, ensure that toll locations are not circumvented, and automatically issue citations to violators of the electronic barrier.