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US 2020/0051343 A1Published application
Vehicle-based electronic toll system with interface to vehicle display
AssigneeAmtech Systems, LLC
InventorKelly Gravelle
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Abstract
A system carried by a vehicle for computing tolls that interfaces with vehicle data entry and display components. The system uses these components to display toll-related information and to accept user input for toll-related information. The system may also incorporate vehicle sensors including seat occupancy sensors, infra-red sensors and cameras to determine vehicle occupancy for tolling purposes.
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A vehicle-based toll information system comprising:
- an onboard toll unit,
- a vehicle electronic display,
- a vehicle data entry device, and
- an occupancy sensor,
- wherein said onboard toll unit is configured to receive data from said vehicle data entry device and from said occupancy sensor, and said onboard toll unit is configured to send data for display to said vehicle electronic display, and
- wherein said onboard toll unit includes a wireless transceiver for receiving the data from said vehicle data entry device.
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A vehicle-based toll information system comprising:
- an onboard toll unit,
- a vehicle electronic display,
- a vehicle data entry device, and
- an occupancy sensor,
- wherein said onboard toll unit is configured to receive data from said vehicle data entry device and from said occupancy sensor, and said onboard toll unit is further configured to send data for display to said vehicle electronic display based on either said data from said vehicle data entry device or said data from said occupancy sensor or both, and
- wherein said onboard toll until includes a wireless transceiver for receiving the data from said vehicle data entry device.
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