Patents by Inventor Manuel Fustes

Manuel Fustes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10679429
    Abstract: Implementations include actions of receiving an image of a vehicle using a toll road facility, processing the image to determine a vehicle identifier, and determining that the vehicle identifier is provided in a database, the database associating vehicle identifiers to respective device identifiers, and in response: determining a device identifier associated with the vehicle identifier from the database, transmitting a first message to a device associated with the device identifier, the first message including a request for approval to collect a toll payment, and receiving a second message from the device, the second message indicating approval of the toll payment, and in response: transmitting a payment request to a service provider, the service provider providing data transfer services for the device, and receiving the toll payment from the service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AETolls, LLC
    Inventor: Manuel Fustes
  • Patent number: 10217296
    Abstract: Implementations include actions of receiving a first tag identifier based on a first vehicle using the toll road facility, and determining that the first tag identifier is provided in a registration database as indicating a no-contract tag, the registration database associating no-contract tags to respective device identifiers, and in response: determining a first device identifier associated with the first tag identifier from the first database, transmitting a first message to a first device associated with the first device identifier, the first message comprising a request for approval to collect a first toll fee, and receiving a second message from the first device, the second message indicating approval of the first toll fee, and in response initiating payment of the first toll fee from one of a prepaid account associated with the first tag identifier or a first service provider, the first service provider providing data transfer services for the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: AETolls, LLC
    Inventor: Manuel Fustes
  • Publication number: 20180158254
    Abstract: Implementations include actions of receiving a first tag identifier based on a first vehicle using the toll road facility, and determining that the first tag identifier is provided in a registration database as indicating a no-contract tag, the registration database associating no-contract tags to respective device identifiers, and in response: determining a first device identifier associated with the first tag identifier from the first database, transmitting a first message to a first device associated with the first device identifier, the first message comprising a request for approval to collect a first toll fee, and receiving a second message from the first device, the second message indicating approval of the first toll fee, and in response initiating payment of the first toll fee from one of a prepaid account associated with the first tag identifier or a first service provider, the first service provider providing data transfer services for the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventor: Manuel Fustes
  • Publication number: 20180018832
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a first message, the first message including information associated with an invoice. Obtaining an invoice number assigned to the invoice based on the information. Obtaining a vehicle identifier based on the invoice number. Registering a device for electronic payment of toll fees at least partially based on the vehicle identifier. Transmitting a request for payment of at least a toll fee that is identified in the invoice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Manuel Fustes
  • Publication number: 20160203464
    Abstract: Implementations are directed to collecting toll fee for use of a toll road facility. In some implementations, actions include receiving a first signal, the first signal indicating that a first device is in a vehicle using the toll road facility, processing the first signal to determine a first device identifier, and transmitting a first message to the first device, the first message comprising a request for collecting a first toll payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Manuel FUSTES
  • Publication number: 20160012648
    Abstract: Implementations include actions of receiving an image of a vehicle using a toll road facility, processing the image to determine a vehicle identifier, and determining that the vehicle identifier is provided in a database, the database associating vehicle identifiers to respective device identifiers, and in response: determining a device identifier associated with the vehicle identifier from the database, transmitting a first message to a device associated with the device identifier, the first message including a request for approval to collect a toll payment, and receiving a second message from the device, the second message indicating approval of the toll payment, and in response: transmitting a payment request to a service provider, the service provider providing data transfer services for the device, and receiving the toll payment from the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Manuel Fustes