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Payment of highway tolls via a mobile telecommunications network

US9109911B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9109911-B2
Application numberUS-43567509-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 5, 2009
Priority dateMay 5, 2009
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Abstract

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Disclosed are method and apparatus for processing of highway toll payments by a mobile telecommunications service provider. A mobile telecommunications device communicates with a mobile telecommunications service provider. The mobile telecommunications service provider receives a request to calculate a route to a destination. The mobile telecommunications service provider determines the location of the mobile telecommunications device from a global navigation satellite system or from a mobile telecommunications network and calculates a route. The mobile telecommunications service provider then identifies toll booths along the calculated route. The mobile telecommunications service provider pre-pays the tolls. The mobile telecommunications service provider sends turn-by-turn instructions to the mobile telecommunications device and tracks the location of the mobile telecommunications device and records the date and time at which the mobile telecommunications device passes through a toll booth.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for processing payment of tolls by a mobile telecommunications service provider, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, a starting location of a mobile telecommunications device; receiving, by the processor, a destination; calculating, by the processor, a route from the starting location to the destination to generate a calculated route; identifying, by the processor, a toll plaza comprising toll booths along the calculated ro…

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What does patent US9109911B2 cover?
Disclosed are method and apparatus for processing of highway toll payments by a mobile telecommunications service provider. A mobile telecommunications device communicates with a mobile telecommunications service provider. The mobile telecommunications service provider receives a request to calculate a route to a destination. The mobile telecommunications service provider determines the locatio…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Rice Christopher W, Jana Rittwik, Murray John F, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C21/3407. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).