Automatic real-time highway toll collection from moving vehicles

Details Automatic real-time highway toll collection from moving vehicles Automatic real-time highway toll collection from moving vehicles

1993-10-07

1996-01-16

Gregory, Bernarr E.

Cryptography

Particular algorithmic function encoding

Nbs/des algorithm

380 23, 34082531, 34082534, 235379, 235380, 235384, 342 42, 342 44, 342 50, 342 51, H04L 900

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ABSTRACT:
One or more roadside collection stations (RCS) communicate over a short-range, high speed bidirectional microwave communication link with one or more in-vehicle units (IVU) associated with one or more respectively corresponding vehicles in one or more traffic lanes of a highway. At least two up-link (IVU to RCS) communication sessions and at least one downlink (RCS to IVU) communication session are transacted in real time during the limited duration of an RCS communication footprint as the vehicle travels along its lane past a highway toll plaza. Especially efficient data formatting and processing is utilized so as to permit, during this brief interval, computation of the requisite toll amount and a fully verified and cryptographically secured (preferably anonymous) debiting of a smart card containing electronic money. Preferably an untraceable electronic check is communicated in a cryptographically sealed envelope with opener. Transaction linkage data is utilized in each phase of the complete toll payment transaction to facilitate simultaneous multi-lane RCS/IVU operation. A plaza computer local area network and downlink plaza controller is also used to facilitate simultaneous multi-lane transactions.

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