Communications: electrical – Vehicle detectors – With camera
Patent
1989-06-09
1992-03-31
Crosland, Donnie L.
Communications: electrical
Vehicle detectors
With camera
340928, 340933, 340942, 358108, 235437, 235454, 364456, 36446401, G08G 1017, G08G 1054
Patent
active
051012006
ABSTRACT:
A toll paying system for use with a vehicle passing through a fast lane, having a toll booth. The toll paying system comprises detection means, class determining means, a wallboard, and a vehicle having both a first processor and a transmitter; a toll booth having antenna means, a receiver, a second processor, and camera means. The detection means may be embodied as a plurality of light beams traversing the fast lane with a plurality of light beam detectors. The light beam detectors generate a detection signal in response to a vehicle crossing the light beams. In general, the detection means generates a detection signal in response to detecting the presence of the vehicle in the fast lane. The class determining means may be embodied as an apparatus which determines the class of vehicle passing through the fast lane. The class of vehicle may be a car, truck, or any other type of class desirable for classifying vehicles passing through the toll paying system. The wallboard displays a message including tag information, in response to receiving the detection signal from the detection means.
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Crosland Donnie L.
Newman, Jr. David B.
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