System, method and computer readable medium for toll service activation and billing

Abstract

A system, method, and computer readable medium for toll service activation and billing, comprises receiving fleet information at a toll authority via a toll rental entity, receiving a service request at the toll rental entity, sending toll usage data related to the service request to a third party entity, receiving a payment at the toll rental entity based on the service request, and sending a payment to the toll authority based on the toll usage data.

1 . A method for toll service activation and billing, comprising:
 receiving fleet information at a toll authority via a toll rental entity;   receiving a service request at the toll rental entity;   sending toll usage data related to the service request to a third party entity;   receiving a payment at the toll rental entity based on the service request; and   sending a payment to the toll authority based on the toll usage data.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  comprising sending an invoice to the third party entity by the toll rental entity. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the payment is sent during at least one of: consistently, periodically, gradually, completely. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the fleet information comprises at least one of a license plate number, a license plate state, a license state type, an RFID transponder identification, a vehicle identification number, a vehicle owner, a vehicle make, a vehicle model, and a vehicle color. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service request comprises at lease one of a transaction based service request, a location based service request, a frequency based service request, and an occupancy based service request. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving of the fleet information and the receiving of the service request occur during at least one of at different times, at the same time, in real-time, in near real-time, in batch mode, serially, and in parallel. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service request comprises at least one of: an opt-in for the service, an opt-out for the service, a late opt-in for the service, and a late opt-out for the service. 
     
     
         8 . A method for toll service activation and billing, comprising:
 receiving a service request at the toll rental entity;
 if the service request consists of an opt-in for service, sending a payment to a toll authority based on the service request; and 
 if the service request consists of an opt-out for service, sending a payment to the toll authority if the toll rental entity receives a valid toll usage during the opt-out for service; 
   receiving toll usage data at the toll rental entity;   matching the toll usage data with information related to the opt-in for service and the opt-out for service; and   sending a payment related to the matched toll usage data.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the payment is sent to at least one of: the toll authority, and a third party entity. 
     
     
         10 . A system for toll service activation and billing, comprising:
 a toll rental entity that:
 receives fleet information; 
 receives service requests; 
 receives payments based on the service requests; 
 sends toll usage data related to the service requests to a first non-toll rental entity; and 
 sends a payment to a second non-toll rental entity based on the toll usage data.