US 11,379,817 B1 · Smart toll application determining for various toll applications using V2X communications

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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Dependent claims

A vehicle for smart tolling, comprising:

a telematics control unit configured to provide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication;
and
a processor, programmed to
receive a toll advertisement message (TAM) broadcast from a roadside unit (RSU) 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,
determine a heading of the vehicle in relation to a TAM reference point indicating a geographic location of a toll gantry,
identify a toll zone boundary region for the vehicle by filtering the geographic locations of the lanes in the TAM to include only those lanes in a travel direction consistent with the heading,
utilize a lane straddling algorithm to identify, for each of the lanes in the travel direction, a respective percentage within each lane that the vehicle is traveling, and
send a tolling usage message (TUM) via the V2X communication, the TUM indicating, to the RSU, the percentage lane usage of the vehicle.

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A method for smart tolling comprising:

receiving, by a vehicle, a toll advertisement message (TAM) broadcast from a roadside unit (RSU) 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;
determining a heading of the vehicle in relation to a TAM reference point indicating a geographic location of a toll gantry;
identifying a toll zone boundary region for the vehicle by filtering the geographic locations of the lanes in the TAM to include only those lanes in a travel direction consistent with the heading;
utilizing a lane straddling algorithm to identify, for each of the lanes in the travel direction, a respective percentage within each lane that the vehicle is traveling;
and
sending a tolling usage message (TUM) via the V2X communication, the TUM indicating, to the RSU, the percentage lane usage of the vehicle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Smart toll application determining for various toll applications using V2X communications

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Smart toll application determining for various toll applications using V2X communications

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