Dynamic geofence to preserve privacy and battery life

    公开(公告)号:US11246006B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-08

    申请号:US17087355

    申请日:2020-11-02

    申请人: GEOTOLL, INC.

    IPC分类号: H04W4/021 H04W12/64 H04W12/02

    摘要: A mobile device periodically determines its location and compares its location to a set of user-authorized geofenced region definitions. The proximity to any of the geofenced regions, as determines how often the mobile device determines its location (location sampling), and how it handles location information. Initially, when the mobile device is well outside of any of the geofenced regions a low location sampling rate is used. When the mobile device is within any of the geofenced regions, location information is transmitted, generally, to a backend server over a network. When the mobile device is not within any of the geofenced regions, transmission of location information can be inhibited. Further, when the mobile device is within a threshold distance of one of the geofenced regions, the sampling rate can be increased.

    DYNAMIC GEOFENCE TO PRESERVE PRIVACY AND BATTERY LIFE

    公开(公告)号:US20210136518A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17087355

    申请日:2020-11-02

    申请人: GEOTOLL, INC.

    IPC分类号: H04W4/021 H04W12/64

    摘要: A mobile device periodically determines its location and compares its location to a set of user-authorized geofenced region definitions. The proximity to any of the geofenced regions, as determines how often the mobile device determines its location (location sampling), and how it handles location information. Initially, when the mobile device is well outside of any of the geofenced regions a low location sampling rate is used. When the mobile device is within any of the geofenced regions, location information is transmitted, generally, to a backend server over a network. When the mobile device is not within any of the geofenced regions, transmission of location information can be inhibited. Further, when the mobile device is within a threshold distance of one of the geofenced regions, the sampling rate can be increased.

    Energy harvesting for battery-less RFID tag devices with internal transmitters

    公开(公告)号:US09864882B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-09

    申请号:US14713204

    申请日:2015-05-15

    申请人: GEOTOLL INC.

    IPC分类号: G06K7/10

    摘要: A battery-less RFID tag device with an RFID antenna assembly and RFID transmitter, which harvests power from an RF source is disclosed. The RF source can be a mobile phone, and embedded system, and the like. The RFID device can include an energy harvesting component, an energy conversion component, an energy storing component, a non-transitory memory, a controller, and an RFID transmitting component. The energy harvesting component can inductively harvest energy from RF transmissions, which charges a capacitor to power other RFID device components, including the RFID transmitter. In one embodiment, the battery-less RFID tag device can be utilized in conjunction with a mobile phone for vehicle toll payments, which are RFID based.

    HIGH ACCURACY GEO-LOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE PAYMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230099361A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17879444

    申请日:2022-08-02

    申请人: GEOTOLL, INC.

    IPC分类号: G07B15/06 G06Q20/32 H04W4/029

    摘要: Location polygons are defined along traffic lanes and parking spaces to facilitate determination of the location of a vehicle relative to features associated with the location polygons. The location polygons are used, in one application, to identity entrance and exit of a special toll lane along a roadway, and to ensure that the vehicle properly enters and exits the tolling lane. The location polygons define geofenced regions, and each definition for a geofenced region can include one or more rules that are used to evaluate location information reported by a user’s equipment. The rules dictate whether an action it taken or inhibited, such as charging a toll or not charging a toll, based on other location information reported by the user’s equipment.

    Method and apparatus for providing a toll service and flexible toll device

    公开(公告)号:US10956896B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16031252

    申请日:2018-07-10

    申请人: GEOTOLL, INC.

    摘要: A system, mobile device, backend server, and RFID toll module work in cooperation to automatically pay vehicular tolls to a toll agency that operates toll stations along roadways travelled by the user of the mobile device. Upon approaching a toll station the mobile device enables the RFID toll module. The toll reader at the toll station transmits a toll reader signal that is received by the RFID toll module, which responds by transmitting a unique identifier. The unique identifier is associated with the mobile device at a toll account maintained by a toll service backend server. Upon completion of a toll transaction, the RFID toll module indicates the transaction to the mobile device, which forwards toll transaction information to the toll service backend server for payment from the toll account to the toll agency.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A ROAD USAGE CHARGE

    公开(公告)号:US20190318398A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-17

    申请号:US16451587

    申请日:2019-06-25

    申请人: GeoToll, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/02 H04W4/48 H04W4/029

    摘要: A method and apparatus for determining a distance traveled by a vehicle for the purpose of assessing and settling a road usage charge allows a mobile device to determine distance traveled with a vehicle while paired with a PAN transceiver of the vehicle by using GPS location information. The mobile device can also capture odometer images that are reported to a system that processes the images to obtain the odometer values and find the difference between the odometer values. Once the actual distance traveled by the vehicle is determined by the system, a road usage charge can be determined. Fuel excise taxes paid by the vehicle operator for fuel used by the vehicle can be subtracted from the road usage charge to determine a road usage settlement amount that can be paid from, or refunded to a financial account associated with the vehicle.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A TOLL SERVICE AND FLEXIBLE TOLL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20190012656A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-10

    申请号:US16030504

    申请日:2018-07-09

    申请人: GEOTOLL, INC.

    摘要: A system, mobile device, backend server, and RFID toll module work in cooperation to automatically pay vehicular tolls to a toll agency that operates toll stations along a roadways travelled by the user of the mobile device. Upon approaching a toll station the mobile device enables the RFID toll module. The toll reader at the toll station transmits a toll reader signal that is received by the RFID toll module, which responds by transmitting a unique identifier. The unique identifier is associated with the mobile device at a toll account maintained by a toll service backend server. Upon completion of a toll transaction, the RFID toll module indicates the transaction to the mobile device, which forwards toll transaction information to the toll service backend server for payment from the toll account to the toll agency.