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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claude A Sharpe, McKinney, TX (US);
Robert P Lindsley, Lucas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364467 ; 364449 ; 364452 ; 455 541 ;
Abstract
A system for automated toll collection which utilizes Global Positioning System technology. The invention includes a Toll Tag 24 which comprises GPS sensor 32, signpost sensor 36, gatekey transmitter 38, and processing & recording module 40. Module 40 is comprised of memory 30 storing known toll location, computer or toll area detector 34, memory for time and location 42, and time clock 44. Once computer 34 determines that a toll area has been entered, it records the entry in memory 42 and activates transmitter 38 to send a signal to sentry receiver 52 which communicates same to toll authority exchange 26.