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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dongchan Shin, Seoul, KR;
Seungjae Lee, Gwangmyeong-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vehicle may include: an Electronic Toll Collection System (ETCS) terminal including a card Integrated Circuit (IC) chip; and a head unit connected to the ETCS terminal via a vehicle network, wherein the head unit may be configured to: obtain a remaining distance to an ETCS payment location, based on the remaining distance being less than a preset distance, determine whether the ETCS terminal is issuing a new card or deleting an issued card, based on a determination that the ETCS terminal is issuing the new card or deleting the issued card, allow the ETCS terminal to stop an ongoing card issuance operation or an ongoing card deletion operation, and allow the ETCS terminal to change a payment card of the ETCS terminal to a card usable for payment from among cards stored in the card IC chip.