Patents by Inventor Sarath K. Balachandran

Sarath K. Balachandran 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: 8195506
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20110310542
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Rick Welch, Marshall B. Viney, Kyle Richard Welch, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Patent number: 7774228
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20100114675
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20100111423
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventor: Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20090292596
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for toll service activation and billing, comprises receiving fleet information at a toll authority via a toll rental entity, receiving a service request at the toll rental entity, sending toll usage data related to the service request to a third party entity, receiving a payment at the toll rental entity based on the service request, and sending a payment to the toll authority based on the toll usage data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20090222331
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Debbie Lemon, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20090089156
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20090083185
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Rent-A-Toll, Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Patent number: 7501961
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Rent A Toll, Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20080306868
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: Rent-A-Toll, Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20080147491
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Rent-A-Toll, Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20070285280
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium comprising, communicating between a cellular carrier and the cellular device, wherein the communicating includes at least one of a following information: an identifier of the cellular device, transport data, a time stamp, a toll location, and a location of the cellular device, determining by the cellular carrier if the cellular device location is within a toll collection subscribed area, if the cellular device location is within the toll collection subscribed area, sending the information by the cellular carrier to a toll service provider, receiving toll usage data by the toll service provider from a toll authority, and paying the toll authority an amount related to the toll usage by the toll service provider based on the information and the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Rent-A-Toll, Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran
  • Publication number: 20070265872
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for renting a transport and for paying tolls utilizing a financial service, comprises receiving a service request for renting the transport and for paying the tolls at a card service provider, sending the service request, information related to the renting of the transport, and an identifier of a user's card to a toll rental entity, receiving toll data from a toll authority, matching the toll data with the service request based on the information related to the renting of the transport, and charging the card service provider for tolls incurred by the transport based on the matched data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Rent-A-Toll, Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Robinson, Sarath K. Balachandran