IP Library Granted Patent US 12,374,165
Granted Patent B2
US 12,374,165 · App. 18/472,376 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Passing control method and apparatus

Inventors: Miao Yang (Beijing, CN); Mingchao Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
G07B15/063G07C9/10G07C9/21
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Patent No.
US 12,374,165
App. No.
18/472,376
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for vehicle passing control on a toll road. In an implementation, a method performed by a roadside apparatus comprises: sending, to a vehicle at a first power, a payment inquiry message for requesting payment voucher information of the vehicle that has completed a payment of a toll for passing through a gate without actually passing through the gate, wherein the first power is less than a second power at which a payment interaction message is sent for collecting the toll from the vehicle, receive, from the vehicle, a payment response message corresponding to the payment inquiry message, wherein the payment response message comprises the payment voucher information, and generate, based on the payment response message, a passing control signal for controlling the gate to release the vehicle.

Claims (41)

1. A roadside passing control apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory stores program instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

send, to a vehicle at a first power, a payment inquiry message for requesting payment voucher information of the vehicle that has completed a payment of a toll for passing through a gate without actually passing through the gate, wherein the first power is less than a second power at which a payment interaction message is sent for collecting the toll from the vehicle;

receive, from the vehicle, a payment response message corresponding to the payment inquiry message, wherein the payment response message comprises the payment voucher information; and

generate, based on the payment response message, a passing control signal for controlling the gate to release the vehicle.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the payment voucher information is a first toll collection voucher received after the vehicle pays the toll and wherein the program instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

store a second toll collection voucher; and

generate the passing control signal based on determining that the first toll collection voucher is consistent with the second toll collection voucher.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the payment voucher information is a first vehicle identification number and wherein the program instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

store a second vehicle identification number; and

generate the passing control signal based on determining that the first vehicle identification number is consistent with the second vehicle identification number.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the payment inquiry message comprises at least one of a roadside device identifier, a toll station identifier, a gate identifier, or a random code.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the payment inquiry message and the payment response message comprises a random code.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the program instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

send a release confirmation message to the vehicle.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the payment inquiry message is a broadcast message that is periodically sent.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein a sending periodicity of the payment inquiry message is determined based on a road speed limit or a vehicle flow rate.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the program instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

send the payment interaction message to the vehicle at the second power, wherein the payment interaction message and the payment inquiry message are sent through frequency division or time division.

10. A passing control apparatus of a vehicle comprising at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory stores program instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive, from a roadside apparatus, a first signal at a first power that carries a payment inquiry message for requesting payment voucher information of the vehicle that has completed a payment of a toll for passing through a gate without actually passing through the gate;

receive, from the roadside apparatus, a second signal at a second power that carries a payment interaction message for collecting the toll from the vehicle, wherein the second signal is higher than the first power; and

send, based on the payment inquiry message, a payment response message comprising the payment voucher information to the roadside apparatus, wherein the roadside apparatus generates a passing control signal for controlling the gate to release the vehicle.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the program instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive a toll collection voucher after the vehicle pays the toll, wherein the payment voucher information is the toll collection voucher.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the payment voucher information is a vehicle identification number of the vehicle, and wherein the program instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

send the vehicle identification number to the roadside apparatus after the vehicle pays the toll.

13. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the payment inquiry message comprises at least one of a roadside device identifier, a toll station identifier, a gate identifier, or a random code.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the payment inquiry message and the payment response message comprises a random code.

15. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein sending the payment response message comprises repeatedly sending the payment response message for a plurality of times, and wherein the program instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive a release confirmation message from the roadside apparatus; and

stop sending the payment response message based on the release confirmation message.

16. A passing control method comprising:

receiving, from a roadside apparatus, a first signal at a first power that carries a payment inquiry message for requesting payment voucher information of the vehicle that has completed a payment of a toll for passing through a gate without actually passing through the gate;

receiving, from the roadside apparatus, a second signal at a second power that carries a payment interaction message for collecting the toll from the vehicle, wherein the second signal is higher than the first power; and

sending, based on the payment inquiry message, a payment response message comprising the payment voucher information to the roadside apparatus, wherein the roadside apparatus generates a passing control signal for controlling the gate to release the vehicle.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a toll collection voucher after the vehicle pays the toll, wherein the payment voucher information is the toll collection voucher.

18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the payment voucher information is a vehicle identification number of the vehicle, and the method further comprises:

sending the vehicle identification number to the roadside apparatus after the vehicle pays the toll.

19. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the payment inquiry message comprises at least one of a roadside device identifier, a toll station identifier, a gate identifier, or a random code.

20. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the payment inquiry message and the payment response message comprises a random code.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2026
From: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075492/0796 →
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 Nov 1, 2024
From: YANG, MIAO; LI, MINGCHAO
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069106/0259 →