Determining a toll amount

Abstract

A system, method, and computer readable medium for determining a toll amount comprises determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location and determining the toll amount based on the capture rate.

1 . A method for determining a toll amount, comprising:
 determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location; and   determining the toll amount based on the capture rate.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  comprising determining a multiplier value based on the capture rate of the toll location. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the determining the multiplier occurs after the determining the capture rate. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2  comprising determining the multiplier value by dividing 1 by the capture rate. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 2  comprising determining the multiplier value by a following calculation: 1/(capture rate %*1). 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  comprising billing the toll amount. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the capture rate is at least one of:
 detecting an unauthorized transport;   detecting a percentage of unauthorized transports; and   detecting a number of unauthorized transports.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the capture rate is determined by at least one of:
 a toll authority;   a third party entity;   a toll rental entity;   an electronic device; and   a human being.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the capture is determined by at least one of:
 a manual process;   an automatic process;   a semi-automatic process;   a static process; and   a dynamic process.   
   
   
       10 . A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
 determining a capture rate of transports at a toll location;   determining a multiplier; and   determining a toll amount based on the capture rate and the multiplier.   
   
   
       11 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the multiplier is based on the capture rate. 
   
   
       12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10  comprising instructions for determining a revenue amount based on the capture rate, a number of the transports at the toll location, a cost per transport for utilizing the toll location, and the multiplier. 
   
   
       13 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10  comprising instructions for determining a revenue amount based on a following calculation: the capture rate*a number of the transports at the toll location*a cost per transport for utilizing the toll location*the multiplier. 
   
   
       14 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10  comprising instructions for determining a revenue amount based on a cost per transport for utilizing the toll location and the multiplier. 
   
   
       15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10  comprising instructions for determining a revenue amount based on a following calculation: a cost per transport for utilizing the toll location*the multiplier. 
   
   
       16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10  comprising instructions for altering the multiplier if the capture rate is altered. 
   
   
       17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 10  comprising instructions for billing the toll amount. 
   
   
       18 . A system for determining a toll amount, comprising:
 a first entity that determines a capture rate of transports at a toll location, wherein the first entity is at least one of: a toll authority and a toll collection entity; and   a second entity that determines the toll amount based on the capture rate, wherein the second entity is at least one of: the toll authority and the toll collection entity.   
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the toll amount is stored by at least one of: the toll authority and the toll collection entity. 
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the toll amount is billed by at least one of: the toll authority and the toll collection entity.