US 7,501,961 B2
Determining a toll amount
Benjamin P. Robinson, Plano, Tex. (US); and Sarath K. Balachandran, Irving, Tex. (US)
Assigned to Rent A Toll, Ltd., Plano, Tex. (US)
Filed on May 16, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/803,933.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/801372, filed on May 18, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0285279 A1, Dec. 13, 2007
Int. Cl. G08G 1/065 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/70 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 340—928  [701/117; 705/13] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for determining a toll amount, comprising:
determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location;
determining the toll amount based on a multiplier value;
determining via a toll processing unit, said multiplier value based on the capture rate of the toll location; and
wherein the determining the multiplier occurs after the determining the capture rate.