Patents Assigned to Rent a Toll, Ltd.
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Publication number: 20140289024Abstract: Billing tolls accumulated during a rental period comprises a third party entity, a toll authority, and a toll rental entity coupled to the third party entity and to the toll authority, wherein the third party entity sends a request for service to the toll rental entity, wherein the toll rental entity sends the request for service during the rental period to the toll authority, wherein the toll authority stores the request, wherein the toll authority sends toll data to the toll rental entity based on the request, wherein the toll rental entity sends toll rental data to the third party entity based on the toll data, and wherein the third party entity generates a bill based on the toll rental data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. ROBINSON, Debbie S. Lemon, Sarath K. BALACHANDRAN
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Publication number: 20140244492Abstract: A method includes receiving paper comprising information regarding a vehicular violation, the information comprising a unique vehicle identifier and a violation classification, extracting from the paper the unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification via automated pattern recognition, uploading the extracted unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification to a database, determining whether the extracted unique vehicle identifier is associated with a predefined plurality of vehicles, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is associated with a vehicle of the predefined plurality of vehicles, charging a violation fee for the vehicular violation to a party that was responsible for the vehicle at the time of the vehicular violation, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is not associated with the predefined plurality of vehicles, disputing responsibility for the vehicular violation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventor: Sarath K. BALACHANDRAN
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Patent number: 8768753Abstract: Billing tolls accumulated during a rental period comprises a third party entity, a toll authority, and a toll rental entity coupled to the third party entity and to the toll authority, wherein the third party entity sends a request for service to the toll rental entity, wherein the toll rental entity sends the request for service during the rental period to the toll authority, wherein the toll authority stores the request, wherein the toll authority sends toll data to the toll rental entity based on the request, wherein the toll rental entity sends toll rental data to the third party entity based on the toll data, and wherein the third party entity generates a bill based on the toll rental data.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Patent number: 8768754Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for toll service activation using an on-board unit in a third party transport comprises, a third party entity, a toll rental entity, and an on-board unit communicably coupled to the third party entity and to the toll rental entity, wherein the on-board unit, receives a position signal, initiates a toll service request, converts the position signal to a toll usage, and stores the position signal, the toll service request and the toll usage.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Rent-A-Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Patent number: 8754750Abstract: An enclosure for housing a radio frequency integrated device (RFID) transponder. The enclosure includes a front surface comprising a non-shielding material, a top surface, a bottom surface, a right-side surface, a left-side surface and a rear surface. The top surface, the bottom surface, the right-side surface, the left-side surface and the rear surface include a shielding material. The enclosure selectively enables and disables communication between the RFID transponder and toll collection units relative to a position of the front surface of the enclosure within a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Rick Welch, Marshall B. Viney, Kyle Richard Welch, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Patent number: 8744905Abstract: Billing tolls accumulated during a rental period comprises a third party entity, a toll authority, and a toll rental entity coupled to the third party entity and to the toll authority, wherein the third party entity sends a request for service to the toll rental entity, wherein the toll rental entity sends the request for service during the rental period to the toll authority, wherein the toll authority stores the request, wherein the toll authority sends toll data to the toll rental entity based on the request, wherein the toll rental entity sends toll rental data to the third party entity based on the toll data, and wherein the third party entity generates a bill based on the toll rental data.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Publication number: 20140149190Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for toll service activation using an on-board unit in a third party transport comprises, a third party entity, a toll rental entity, and an on-board unit communicably coupled to the third party entity and to the toll rental entity, wherein the on-board unit, receives a position signal, initiates a toll service request, converts the position signal to a toll usage, and stores the position signal, the toll service request and the toll usage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. ROBINSON, Sarath K. BALACHANDRAN
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Patent number: 8738525Abstract: A method includes receiving paper comprising information regarding a vehicular violation, the information comprising a unique vehicle identifier and a violation classification, extracting from the paper the unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification via automated pattern recognition, uploading the extracted unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification to a database, determining whether the extracted unique vehicle identifier is associated with a predefined plurality of vehicles, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is associated with a vehicle of the predefined plurality of vehicles, charging a violation fee for the vehicular violation to a party that was responsible for the vehicle at the time of the vehicular violation, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is not associated with the predefined plurality of vehicles, disputing responsibility for the vehicular violation.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventor: Sarath K. Balachandran
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Publication number: 20140019349Abstract: A method includes receiving paper comprising information regarding a vehicular violation, the information comprising a unique vehicle identifier and a violation classification, extracting from the paper the unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification via automated pattern recognition, uploading the extracted unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification to a database, determining whether the extracted unique vehicle identifier is associated with a predefined plurality of vehicles, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is associated with a vehicle of the predefined plurality of vehicles, charging a violation fee for the vehicular violation to a party that was responsible for the vehicle at the time of the vehicular violation, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is not associated with the predefined plurality of vehicles, disputing responsibility for the vehicular violation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventor: Sarath K. Balachandran
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Publication number: 20130275188Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for billing based on a duration of a service period, comprises sending fleet data from a third party entity to a toll authority via a toll rental entity, matching toll data with the fleet data by the toll authority, if the toll data matches the fleet data: charging an account by the toll authority and sending the matched data to the toll rental entity, determining, by the toll rental entity, if the sent matched data is related to an opt-in for duration based tolling or an opt-out for duration based tolling, if the sent matched data is related to an opt-in for duration based tolling, charging the third party entity for the duration based tolling, and if the sent matched data is related to an opt-out for duration based tolling, applying at least one of: a fee for the duration based tolling, a toll usage amount, a service fee for the duration based tolling, and a service fee for the toll usage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventor: Rent A Toll, Ltd.
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Patent number: 8473332Abstract: A toll fee tracking system comprising a toll authority adapted to collect data associated with at least one toll fee tracking device and a toll rental entity adapted to communicate with the toll authority and a third part entity. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain subject matter of the technical disclosure. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon
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Patent number: 8473333Abstract: A toll fee tracking system comprising a toll authority adapted to collect data associated with at least one toll fee tracking device and a toll rental entity adapted to communicate with the toll authority and a third part entity. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain subject matter of the technical disclosure. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon
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Patent number: 8374909Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for billing based on a duration of a service period, comprises sending fleet data from a third party entity to a toll authority via a toll rental entity, matching toll data with the fleet data by the toll authority, if the toll data matches the fleet data: charging an account by the toll authority and sending the matched data to the toll rental entity, determining, by the toll rental entity, if the sent matched data is related to an opt-in for duration based tolling or an opt-out for duration based tolling, if the sent matched data is related to an opt-in for duration based tolling, charging the third party entity for the duration based tolling, and if the sent matched data is related to an opt-out for duration based tolling, applying at least one of: a fee for the duration based tolling, a toll usage amount, a service fee for the duration based tolling, and a service fee for the toll usage.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2009Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Patent number: 8363899Abstract: A method includes receiving paper comprising information regarding a vehicular violation, the information comprising a unique vehicle identifier and a violation classification, extracting from the paper the unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification via automated pattern recognition, uploading the extracted unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification to a database, determining whether the extracted unique vehicle identifier is associated with a predefined plurality of vehicles, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is associated with a vehicle of the predefined plurality of vehicles, charging a violation fee for the vehicular violation to a party that was responsible for the vehicle at the time of the vehicular violation, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is not associated with the predefined plurality of vehicles, disputing responsibility for the vehicular violation.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventor: Sarath K. Balachandran
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Patent number: 8195506Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for billing based on a duration of a service period, comprises sending fleet data from a third party entity to a toll authority via a toll rental entity, matching toll data with the fleet data by the toll authority, if the toll data matches the fleet data: charging an account by the toll authority and sending the matched data to the toll rental entity, determining, by the toll rental entity, if the sent matched data is related to an opt-in for duration based tolling or an opt-out for duration based tolling, if the sent matched data is related to an opt-in for duration based tolling, charging the third party entity for the duration based tolling, and if the sent matched data is related to an opt-out for duration based tolling, applying at least one of: a fee for the duration based tolling, a toll usage amount, a service fee for the duration based tolling, and a service fee for the toll usage.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Patent number: 7774228Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for transferring toll data from a third party operated transport to a user account comprises, performing a verification of the user account, receiving a service request to transfer tolls incurred by the third party operated transport, receiving toll data, and sending information related to the user account if the toll data and the service request match.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Rent A Toll, LtdInventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Publication number: 20090083185Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium for reassigning toll violation information comprises receiving, by a toll rental entity, toll usage information from a toll authority, wherein the toll usage information includes toll violation information, receiving, by the third party entity, the toll usage information from the toll rental entity, matching, by the third party entity, transport user information to the toll usage information, receiving, by the toll rental entity, the matched information, from the third party entity, receiving, by a toll authority, the matched information, from the toll rental entity, and reassigning, by the toll authority, a responsibility for the toll violation from the third party entity to a transport user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: Rent-A-Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Patent number: 7501961Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for determining a toll amount comprises determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location and determining the toll amount based on the capture rate.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2007Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Publication number: 20080306868Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for unlimited toll utilization by a transport in a fleet comprises receiving, by a toll rental entity, fleet information from a third party entity, receiving, by a toll authority, the fleet information from the toll rental entity, receiving, by the toll authority, toll usage information, matching, by the toll authority, the toll usage information with the fleet information, receiving, by the toll rental entity, the matched information, matching, by the toll rental entity, the matched information with a fleet subscription account, paying a fee, by the toll rental entity to the toll authority, based on the matched information with the fleet subscription account, and billing, by the toll rental entity, the third party entity, a fixed fee for each transport in the fleet, wherein the fixed fee is related to the paid fee.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: Rent-A-Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
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Patent number: 7407097Abstract: A toll fee tracking system comprising a toll authority adapted to collect data associated with at least one toll fee tracking device and a toll rental entity adapted to communicate with the toll authority and a third part entity. The toll rental entity further acts as a communication channel between the toll authority and the third party entity for forwarding data from the toll authority to the third party entity.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2005Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Rent a Toll, Ltd.Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon