Patents Assigned to State Road and Tollway Authority
  • Electronic barrier and enforcement system and method
    Patent number: 8044824
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for implementing an electronic tollway barrier system. Exemplary systems and methods use positive vehicle identification at progressive monitoring locations to determine whether a vehicle has illegally entered a controlled lane across the electronic barrier, ensure that toll locations are not circumvented, and automatically issue citations to violators of the electronic barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: State Road and Tollway Authority, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Vu, Jannine Miller, Randall Guensler, Teresa Slack, John Breedlove