IP Library Granted Patent US 11,768,502
Granted Patent B2
US 11,768,502 · App. 17/548,465 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

Method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatic payment

Inventors: Nan Wu (Beijing, CN); He Zheng (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,768,502
App. No.
17/548,465
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatic payment. The method includes: controlling, by a vehicle controller, a vehicle to drive automatically and stop at a payment position; obtaining, by a payment terminal, vehicle identification information of the vehicle, and determining payment amount corresponding to the vehicle identification information; sending, by the payment terminal, leaving indication information to the vehicle controller after determining that the vehicle controller pays the payment amount; and controlling, by the vehicle controller, the vehicle to start and leave the payment position when receiving the leaving indication information.

Claims (34)

1. A method of implementing vehicle automatic payment, comprising:

receiving, by a vehicle controller of a vehicle, information of a payment amount from a payment terminal arranged at a payment position, wherein the payment amount is corresponding to a vehicle identification information of the vehicle; and

paying, by the vehicle controller, the payment amount automatically in response to receiving the information of the payment amount, wherein said paying comprises:

controlling, by the vehicle controller, an on-board camera to scan a two-dimensional code corresponding to the payment terminal in response to receiving the information of the payment amount; and

invoking, by the vehicle controller, a third-party payment software to pay the payment amount in response to scanning the two-dimensional code.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising controlling, by the vehicle controller of the vehicle, the vehicle to drive automatically and be stopped at the payment position.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising controlling, by the vehicle controller of the vehicle, the vehicle to start moving in response to receiving, by the vehicle controller, a leaving indication information from the payment terminal so that the vehicle leaves the payment position.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing, by the vehicle controller of the vehicle, the vehicle identification information of the vehicle to the payment terminal.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the vehicle identification information of the vehicle comprises a license plate number.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the vehicle identification information of the vehicle corresponds to a weight of the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the vehicle identification information of the vehicle corresponds to a driving mileage of the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the vehicle identification information of the vehicle corresponds to a type of the vehicle, wherein the type of the vehicle is one of: a truck, a car, or a bus.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the payment amount is obtained using a charging standard.

10. A vehicle controller of a vehicle, comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive and send information; and

a control unit configured to:

receive, through the communication unit, information of a payment amount from a payment terminal arranged at a payment position, wherein the payment amount is corresponding to a vehicle identification information of the vehicle; and

pay the payment amount automatically in response to receiving the information of the payment amount, comprising:

controlling, by the control unit, an on-board camera to scan a two-dimensional code corresponding to the payment terminal in response to receiving the information of the payment amount; and

invoking, by the control unit, a third-party payment software to pay the payment amount in response to the two-dimensional code.

11. The vehicle controller according to claim 10 , wherein the control unit is further configured to drive the vehicle automatically and stop the vehicle at the payment position.

12. The vehicle controller according to claim 10 , wherein the control unit is further configured to control the vehicle to start moving in response to receiving, through the communication unit, leaving indication information from the payment terminal.

13. The vehicle controller according to claim 11 , wherein the controller comprises one of: a digital signal processor (DSP) or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).

14. The vehicle controller according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) of the vehicle.

15. The vehicle controller according to claim 10 , wherein the communication unit is further configured to communicate with the payment terminal via Bluetooth.

16. The vehicle controller according to claim 10 , wherein the communication unit is further configured to communicate with the payment terminal via a base station.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by an on-board computer of a vehicle, cause the computer to:

receive information of a payment amount from a payment terminal arranged at a payment position, wherein the payment amount is corresponding to a vehicle identification information of the vehicle; and

pay the payment amount automatically in response to receiving the information of the payment amount, wherein said paying comprises:

controlling an on-board camera of the vehicle to scan a two-dimensional code corresponding to the payment terminal in response to receiving the information of the payment amount; and

invoking a third-party payment software to pay the payment amount in response to the two-dimensional code.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the two-dimensional code corresponding to the payment terminal is arranged at a position around the payment terminal.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the vehicle identification information is obtained by taking an image corresponding to the vehicle and identifying the image.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein the image comprises a two-dimensional code or a bar code containing the vehicle identification information, wherein the two-dimensional code or the bar code is displayed on the vehicle.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: TUSIMPLE, INC.
To: CREATEAI, INC.
Reel/Frame 073158/0715 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING OCGEN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073916/0416 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: ZHENG, HE
To: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058365/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: TUSIMPLE, INC.
To: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058365/0842 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: WU, NAN
To: TUSIMPLE
Reel/Frame 058483/0862 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: TUSIMPLE
To: TUSIMPLE, INC.
Reel/Frame 058483/0988 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710601976.8 · Jul 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16035664 · Jul 15, 2018
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