IP Library Patent Application 18471596
Patent Application
App. No. 18/471,596

Road Toll Method and Apparatus

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18/471,596
Abstract

A vehicle-mounted device in a vehicle receives transaction voucher information from a roadside unit after the vehicle pays a toll of a road, where the transaction voucher information indicates that the vehicle pays the toll; the vehicle-mounted device sends a pass request message when the vehicle does not pass through a gate of the road and a distance between the vehicle and the gate is less than a first threshold, where the pass request message includes the transaction voucher information; and the vehicle-mounted device stops sending the pass request message after the vehicle passes through the gate.

Claims (39)

1 . An apparatus comprising:

at least one memory configured to store program instructions; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a roadside unit after payment of a toll of a road, transaction voucher information indicating that a vehicle paid the toll; and

send, when the vehicle has not passed through a gate of the road and when a distance between the vehicle and the gate is less than a first threshold, a pass request message comprising the transaction voucher information.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to periodically send the pass request message when the vehicle has not passed through the gate of the road and when the distance between the vehicle and the gate is less than the first threshold.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pass request message further comprises location information of the vehicle.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to:

obtain, based on a location of the vehicle relative to the gate, a determining result indicating that the vehicle has passed through the gate; and

stop sending the pass request message based on the determining result.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from the roadside unit, a release indication message indicating that the vehicle is released by the gate; and

stop sending the pass request message based on the release indication message.

6 . An apparatus comprising:

at least one memory configured to store program instructions; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a vehicle, a pass request message comprising transaction voucher information indicating that the vehicle paid a toll of a road;

obtain a determining result indicating that the vehicle has not passed through a gate of the road and that a distance between the vehicle and the gate is less than a first threshold; and

generate, based on the transaction voucher information and the determining result, a release control signal for enabling the vehicle to pass through the gate.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to send to the vehicle, after the vehicle pays the toll, the transaction voucher information indicating that the vehicle paid the toll.

8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the pass request message further comprises location information of the vehicle, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to determine the determining result based on the location information and a location of the gate.

9 . The apparatus claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to determine the determining result based on a sensing result of the vehicle by a sensing device of a roadside unit.

10 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the pass request message further comprises proximity indication information indicating that the vehicle is to arrive at the gate, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to obtain the determining result based on the proximity indication information.

11 . The apparatus claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the program instructions to cause the apparatus to send to the vehicle a release indication message indicating that the vehicle is released by the gate.

12 . A method implemented by a road toll apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving, from a roadside unit after payment of a toll of a road, transaction voucher information indicating that a vehicle paid the toll; and

sending, when the vehicle has not passed through a gate of the road and when a distance between the vehicle and the gate is less than a first threshold, a pass request message comprising the transaction voucher information.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising periodically sending the pass request message until after the vehicle passes through the gate.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the pass request message further comprises location information of the vehicle.

15 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

obtaining, based on a location of the vehicle relative to the gate, a determining result indicating that the vehicle has passed through the gate; and

stopping sending of the pass request message based on the determining result.

16 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving, from the roadside unit, a release indication message indicating that the vehicle is released by the gate; and

stopping sending the pass request message based on the release indication message.

17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the transaction voucher information comprises vehicle information and payment information, wherein the vehicle information uniquely identifies the vehicle.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the payment information comprises toll information for calculating the toll.

19 . The method of claim 13 , wherein a frequency for periodically sending the pass request message is based on a speed of the vehicle.

20 . The method of claim 13 , wherein a higher vehicle speed indicates a higher sending frequency.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 3, 2026
From: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075503/0879 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2024
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069336/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2024
From: CHEN, YAO; LI, MINGCHAO
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068985/0664 →