Roger W Sorensen

US Patent:

20060015394, Jan 19, 2006

Filed:

Jul 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/891824

Inventors:

Roger Sorensen - Chino Hills CA, US

International Classification:

G07B 15/00
G08G 1/065

US Classification:

705013000, 340928000

Abstract:

A method for collecting tolls on a high occupancy toll lane includes detecting a number of driver's licenses inserted into a card reader located in a vehicle and transmitting the number of driver's licenses to a roadside transceiver for a determination of a toll amount for the vehicle based on the number of driver's licenses. A transponder for use with the method includes a card reader for reading information from one or more driver's licenses inserted into the card reader and a processor operative to generate a licensed driver count related to the number of driver's licenses inserted into the card reader. In one embodiment, the processor is operative to determine whether or not a driver's license is valid and the licensed driver count is indicative of the number of valid driver's licenses inserted into the card reader.