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Apparatus for transmitting information for vehicle
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1998-01-20
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for transmitting information for a vehicle notifies a user of a range which can be reached by a vehicle with the present balance in a card. A vehicle-mounted device transmits a response signal upon receiving an inquiry signal from a road device. If it is determined on the basis of the signal from the road device that the vehicle is passing through an entrance gate, an exit gate which can be reached with the present balance is calculated on the basis of vehicle type information stored, balance information, and a toll table. As the name of the calculated exit gate is displayed on a display unit, a reachable range is notified to the vehicle.
Inventors
- 👤 Hironao Hayashi
- 👤 Ken Goto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:45
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07B; G07B15/00; G07B15/06; G07B15/063; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/01; G08G1/017
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
An apparatus for use with a portable storage medium having balance information representing a remaining amount of prepaid toll and for notifying an occupant of a vehicle of a toll based reachable range of the vehicle, comprising: reading means for reading said portable storage medium to develop a signal representing said balance information; a calculating means responsive to said signal for calculating the toll based reachable range which can be reached by the vehicle on the basis of a predetermined toll information and said balance information as represented by said signal; and a notifying device for notifying the occupant of the vehicle of the calculated reachable range.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
An apparatus for use with a portable storage medium having balance information representing a remaining amount of prepaid toll and for notifying an occupant of a vehicle of a toll based reachable range of the vehicle, comprising: reading means for reading said portable storage medium to develop a signal representing said balance information; a calculating means responsive to said signal for calculating the toll based reachable range which can be reached by the vehicle on the basis of a predetermined toll information and said balance information as represented by said signal; and a notifying device for notifying the occupant of the vehicle of the calculated reachable range.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reachable range corresponds to at least one of exit information and distance information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a case in which a branching point is present in a course of travel, the reachable range corresponds to at least one of exit information and distance information, each information corresponding to each route branching from said branching point.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: selecting means for selecting at least one of the exit information and the distance information, each information corresponding to said each route.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: notification stopping means for stopping the notification of the exit information and the distance information concerning a route other than the route being traveled when the vehicle has passed the branching point.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: notification stopping means for stopping the notification of the exit information and the distance information concerning a route other than the route being traveled when the vehicle has passed the branching point.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: detecting means for detecting the entry of the vehicle into an area where a toll prepaying device for prepaying the toll to increase the remaining prepaid toll is installed, the occupant of the vehicle being notified by said notifying device of the entry of the vehicle into the area where said toll prepaying device is installed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the calculation of the reachable range is not performed while the vehicle is stopped.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a time when the toll is prepaid is calculated on the basis of positional information indicating a position of said toll prepaying device, and said notifying device notifies said time to the occupant of the vehicle.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for communicating information for a vehicle, which enables paying a toll through communication between a road device which is installed on a road and a vehicle-mounted device which is mounted in the vehicle and in which a card with balance information recorded therein can be loaded, said system comprising: collating means disposed in said vehicle-mounted device for receiving and assembling the balance information recorded on the card; calculating means disposed in one of said road device and said vehicle-mounted device for calculating the reachable range which can be reached by the vehicle with a present balance, on the basis of the balance information assembled by said collating means and predetermined toll information; and notifying means disposed in said vehicle-mounted device for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of the calculated reachable range.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for communicating information for a vehicle, which enables paying a toll through communication between a road device which is installed on a road and a vehicle-mounted device which is mounted in the vehicle and in which a card with balance information recorded therein can be loaded, said system comprising: collating means disposed in said vehicle-mounted device for receiving and assembling the balance information recorded on the card; calculating means disposed in one of said road device and said vehicle-mounted device for calculating the reachable range which can be reached by the vehicle with a present balance, on the basis of the balance information assembled by said collating means and predetermined toll information; and notifying means disposed in said vehicle-mounted device for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of the calculated reachable range.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system according to claim 10, wherein the reachable range corresponds to at least one of exit information and distance information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
A system according to claim 10, wherein, in a case in which a branching point is present in a course of travel, the reachable range to be notified corresponds to at least one of exit information and distance information, each information corresponding to each route branching from said branching point.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system according to claim 12, further comprising: selecting means for selecting at least one of the exit information and the distance information, each information corresponding to said each route.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system according to claim 12, further comprising: notification stopping means for stopping the notification of the exit information and the distance information concerning a route other than the route being traveled when the vehicle has passed the branching point.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system according to claim 13, further comprising: notification stopping means for stopping the notification of the exit information and the distance information concerning a route other than the route being traveled when the vehicle has passed the branching point.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
65 words
A system according to claim 10, further comprising: detecting means for detecting the entry of the vehicle in to an area where a toll prepaying device for prepaying the toll to increase the remaining prepaid toll is installed, the occupant of the vehicle being notified by said notifying device of the entry of the vehicle into the area where said toll prepaying device is installed.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system according to claim 10, wherein the calculation of the reachable range is not performed while the vehicle is stopped.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
43 words
A system according to claim 16, wherein a time when the toll is prepaid is calculated on the basis of positional information indicating a position of said toll prepaying device, and said notifying device notifies said time to the occupant of the vehicle.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
51 words
A system for communicating information for a vehicle, comprising: traveled-condition detecting means for detecting traveled conditions determined by an average vehicle speed in the travel; and notifying means for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of a toll calculated on the basis of results of detection by said traveled-condition detecting means.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
51 words
A system for communicating information for a vehicle, comprising: traveled-condition detecting means for detecting traveled conditions determined by an average vehicle speed in the travel; and notifying means for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of a toll calculated on the basis of results of detection by said traveled-condition detecting means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system according to claim 19, wherein said system is an automatic toll paying system for paying a toll through communication between a road device which is installed on a road, and a vehicle-mounted device which is mounted in the vehicle and in which a card with balance information recorded therein can be loaded.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 20, wherein a calculating means is disposed in said vehicle-mounted device for calculating the toll on the basis of the results of detection by said traveled-condition detecting means.
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