GB2494913A - Charging for goods or services used by vehicle or vehicle user - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system comprises a parking place or other area 12 which can be visited or traversed by a vehicle 14 for the purpose of incurring charges or obtaining restricted goods or services, a vehicle RFID reader 16 adapted to read an RFID device 20 of a vehicle visiting or traversing the area and a controller 18, 28 to control the incurring of the charges of the obtaining of goods or services. The system can determine whether the vehicle is a suspicious vehicle via a database 34. The system may also comprise an ANPR reader 22 to read the registration number of the vehicle. A matching process can determine whether the ID and registration number match. A controller can prevent the supply of goods or services to the vehicle or the driver, especially if the vehicle is determined to be a suspicious vehicle. The goods or services may be the supply of fuel, the supply of a parking space or and supply of goods or services to the driver. If the vehicle is found to be suspicious it may be detained or can be prevented from operating and authorities can be informed. The invention can also prevent drivers stealing goods or services before payment is received.
Description
TITLE: VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to vehicle identification.
BACKGROUND
This application (applicant reference WLD/7/GB) is one of a group of co-pending patent applications, all lodged on the same day, the whole contents of the specifications of the others cf which are hereby imported into the present specification. The group of co-pending applications have the applicant references: WLD/1/GB, WLD/2/GB, WLD/3/GB, WLD/4/GB, WLD/5/GB, WLD/6/GB, WLD/7/GB.
Petrol/gasoline/fuel station and like forecourts use ANFR to identify visiting vehicles that require fuel.
It) THE INVENTION The present inventor notices that these identifications are only used if the driver, having taken fuel, detaults on payment. If the vehicle should be exhibiting false number plates, it may prove impossible subsequently to identify the vehicle or obtain payment. He considers that these difficulties can be ameliorated.
One aspect of the invention provides a parking place or other area which is likely or able to be visited or traversed by a vehicle for the purpose of incurring charges or obtaining restricted goods or services (e.g. resthcted parking, whether or not for a charge), comprising a vehicle RFID reader. The reader will be arranged to read an RFID device of the vehicle. Such area may be a petrol/gasoline/fuel station or like forecourt, a car park, a parking lot, e.g. of a supermarket (where, even if parking is free, there is a likely intention to make purchases from the supermarket), a drive-in eatery or cinema, a toll way (e.g. a toll bridge or a toll tunnel or a toll road). The reader may be connected to means to determine whether the vehicle ID read by the reader indicates that the vehicle is a suspicious vehicle. Such means may comprise a database of IDs of suspicious vehicles.
Such means may comprise an ANPR reader to read the registration number of that vehicle; and may have a connection to a database (e.g. of a registration authohty, or simply a listing provided to the proprietors of said area) whereby to check whether the ID and registration number match. The reader may be connected to means to control whether a (for example, chargeable) supply of goods or services should be prevented to the vehicle or a driver thereof. The control means may be effective, for example, to control the supply of fuel to the vehicle, the supply of parking space to the vehicle (e.g. by controlling a barrier to entry of the vehicle to a parking place or parking area) and/or the supply of chargeable and/or non-chargeable goods and/or services to the driver of the vehicle. For example, the means to determine whether the vehicle is suspicious may be arranged if and only if the determination is negative to provide the driver with a ticket required to be presented in-store, to a person or apparatus, to allow the supply of goods. Again, such determining means may be arranged if and only if the determination is positive to detain the vehicle, or cause it to be detained, e.g. physically e.g. by barrier means, or effectively e.g. by action of inhibiting means to inhibit operation of the vehicle (e.g. see the other co-pending patent applications), or to report it (e.g. together with the time and place of the vehicle when the determination is made) to an enforcement agency (e.g. the police) or to means for tracking movements of the vehicle (e.g. see the other co-pending patent applications).
The system may comprise any one or more of the following features: * determining means to which the reader is connected to determine whether the vehicle ID read by the reader indicates that the vehicle is a suspicious vehicle.
* the determining means comprise a database of I Os of suspicious vehicles.
* said area comprises an ANPR reader to read the regisfl'ation number of the vehicle.
* the system comprises a database to which the delermining means are connected to check whether the 10 and registration number match.
* the system comprises, connected to the reader, control means to control the prevention of a supply of goods or services to the vehicle or a driver thereof.
* the control means are arranged to control the supply of fuel to the vehicle.
* the control means are arranged to control the supply of parking space to the vehicle.
* the control means are arranged to control the supply of goods and/or services to the driver of the vehicle.
* the determining means are arranged, if and only if the determination is negative, to provide to the driver a ticket that can be presented to allow the supply of goods and/or services.
* the determining means are arranged, if and only if the determination is positive, to detain the vehicle, or cause it to be detained.
* the determining means comprise means to actuate inhibiting means to inhibit operation of the vehicle.
* the determining means comprise means to report identifying information concerning the vehicle to an enforcement agency.
* the determining means comprise means to report identifying information concerning the vehice to means for tracking movements of the vehicle.
Another aspect of the invention provides a method of protecting a parking place or other area which is able to be visited or traversed by a vehicle for the purpose of incurring charges or obtaining restricted goods or services in which method the area is provided with a vehicle RFID reader.
The method may have any one or more of the following features: * determining means to which the reader is connected determine whether the vehicle ID read by the reader indicates that the vehicle is a suspicious vehicle.
* the determining means comprise a database of lOs of suspicious vehicles.
* said area is provided with an ANPR reader that reads the registration number of the vehicle.
* the determining means check with a database whether the ID and registration number match.
* control means, connected to the reader, control the prevention of a supply of goods or services to the vehicle or a driver thereof.
* the control means control the supply of fuel to the vehicle.
* the control means control the supply of parking space to the vehicle.
* the control means control the supply of goods and/or services to the driver of the vehicle.
* the determining means, if and only if the determination is negative, provide to the driver a ticket that can be presented to allow the supply of goods and/or services.
* the determining means, if and only if the determination is positive, detain the vehicle, or cause it to be detained.
* the determining means actuate inhibiting means to inhibit operation of the vehicle.
* the determining means report identifying information concerning the vehicle to an enforcement agency.
* the determining means report identifying information concerning the vehicle to means for tracking movements of the vehicle.
Another aspect of the invention provides a system in which there are vehicle fuel supply means and an RFID reader to read a vehicle ID from an RFID device of a vehicle located to be supplied with fuel from the supply means and connected to control the supply of fuel from the means to the vehicle. The RFID reader may be replaced or supplemented by an ANFR device to read the registration number of the vehicle. The system may inhibit the supply simply in the absence of a readable RFID, or may comprise (or be connected to) a database to identity whether the vehicle ID and/or registredon number is/are on a proscribed or permitted list held on the database. For example, the system may be used to permit the supply only to pre-registered (permitted) vehicles; the system may then be used for supplying fuel and automatically obtaining payment without 1 5 the need for a separate payment transaction, e.g. a transaction of inserting a credit card. The system may be modified to be applicable to: supptes of goods and/or services other than vehicle fuel; supplies to entities other than vehicles, e.g. RFID tagged people or animals; services other than supplying, e.g. counting or again milking cows. Another aspect of the invention provides a system in which there are processing or service provision means and an RHO reader to read the RFID of an entity from an RFID device of the entity when located to be processed or provided with the service by the means and connected to control such means as to such processing or provision thereby.
DESCRIPTION OF PARTICULAR EMBODIMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO THE DRAWING
Reference will now be made by way of example to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a schematic side view of a system embodying the invention; and Figure 2 is a similar view showing other features of various embodiments.
In the drawings, identical references refer to the same item or items in the same Figure or in different Figures that are identical or similar or have similar functions, and references with the same first two digits refer to items that are identical or similar or have similar or related functions.
Referring to the drawings, a system 10 comprises a parking place or other area 12 which is able to be visited or traversed by a vehicle 14 for the purpose of incurdng charges or obtaining restricted goods or services and comprses an RFID reader 16 located to read the vehicle ID 24 from an RFID device 20 abcard the vehicle 14. The system then also comprises determining means 18, 28 to which the reader 16 is connected to determine whether the vehicle ID 24 read by the reader 16 indicates that the vehicle 14 is a suspicious vehicle. The determining means 18,28 comprise a database 34 of IDs of suspicious vehicles.
The said area 12 comprises an ANPR reader 22 to read the registration number 26 of the vehicle 14. The determining means 18, 28 comprise a control unit 28 and a collating-transmitting unit 18 which collates ID 24 and registration number 26 and transmits these to control unit 28 by wired or wireless connection 24/26. The system 10 also comprises a remote, registration authority, database 30 holding matching pairs of vehicle ID 24 and registration number 26. The determining means 18,28 are connected to database 30 to check whether the ID 24 and registration number 26 match (i.e. correspond to a matching pair held in database 30). If they do not, vehicle 14 is noted in control unit 28 as being a suspicious vehicle. If ID 24 or registration number 26 is in the database 34 of IDs of suspicious vehides, vehicle 14 is noted in control unit 28 as being a suspicious vehicle. It may also be the case that if ID 24 is undetectable, vehicle 14 is noted in control unit 28 as being a suspicious vehicle, (subject to an interrogation of database 30 which may show that this is an exceptional case and the absence of an ID 24 is correct.) In any of these cases, control unit 28 initiates suspicious vehicle action'. The vehicle 14 is noted as to its ID 24, registration number 26 and possibly a photograph or other data, and as to its position and the time.
Suspicious vehicle action'. Connected to the reader 16, as described above, control means 28 serve to control the prevention of a supply of goods or services to the vehicle 14 or a driver thereof in any one or more of the following ways. The control means 26 are arranged to control the supply of fuel to the vehicle 14, e.g. by being connected to adjacent fuel pump 40, and inhibiting supply of fuel from that pump 40. The control means 28 are arranged to control the supply of parking space to the vehicle 14, e.g. by being connected to control a barrier 42 to prevent entry of vehicle 14 to a parking place. The control means 28 are arranged to control the supply of goods and/or services to the driver of the vehicle 14, e.g. by refusing to issue a purchase-permitting ticket 32, required to be produced before any purchase can be made at area 12. Thus, the determining means 16, 28 are arranged, if and only if the determination (suspicious vehicle') is negative, to provide to the driver a ticket 32 that can be presented to allow the supply of goods and/or services, e.g. in adjacent forecourt shop or supermarket 33. The control means 28 of determining means 18, 28 are arranged, if and only if the determination (suspicious vehicle') is positive, to detain the vehicle, or cause it to be detained, e.g. by controlling barriers 42, 421 (e.g. until the police have been called and arrive), in a jurisdiction in which this is permissible. The control means 28 of determining means 18,28 comprise means 44 to actuate inhibiting means 46 aboard vehicle 14 to inhibit operation of the vehicle 14 (see the other co-pending patent applications), in a jurisdiction in which this is permissible. The control means 28 of determining means comprise means 48 to report identifying information concerning the vehicle to an enforcement agency 50. The control means 28 of determining means 18, 28 comprise means 52 to report identifying information concerning the vehicle 14 to means 54 (e.g. a tracking satellite 54) for tracking movements of the vehicle 14 (see the other co-pending patent applications).
The methods descdbed above can be carried out using the illustrated system.
Many variations of the invention and embodiments herein described will be apparent to people skilled in the art. For example, features of the different embodiments disclosed herein (including the imported contents of the specifications of the co-pending applications) may be omitted, selected, combined or exchanged in order to form further embodiments. Again, where a preference or particularisation is stated, there is implicit the possibility of its negative, i.e. a case in which that preference or particularisation is absent. The invention is considered to extend to any new and inventive embodiments formed by said variations, further embodiments and cases. 5
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- <claim-text>CLAIMS1. A system comprising a parking place or other area which is able to be visited or traversed by a vehicle for the purpose of incurring charges or obtaining restricted goods or services and comprises a vehicle RFID reader.</claim-text> <claim-text>2. A system as claimed in claim 1, which comprises determining means to which the reader is connected to determine whether the vehicle ID read by the reader indicates that the vehicle is a suspicious vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>3. A system as claimed in claim 2, in which the determining means comprise a database of IDs of suspicious vehicles.</claim-text> <claim-text>4. A system as claimed in claim 3, in which said area comprises an ANPR reader to read the registration number of the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>5. A system as claimed in claim 4, which comprises a database to which The determining means are connected to check whether the ID and registration number match.</claim-text> <claim-text>6. A system as claimed in any preceding claim, which comprises, connected to the reader, control means to control the prevention of a supply of goods or services to the vehicle or a driver thereof.</claim-text> <claim-text>7. A system as claimed in claim 6, in which the control means are arranged to control the supply of fuel to the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>8. A system as claimed in claim 6 or 7, in which the control means are arranged to control the supply of parking space to 1 5 the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>9. A system as claimed in claim 6, 7 or 8, in which the control means are arranged to control the supply of goods and/or services to the driver of the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>10. A system as claimed in claim 2 or any subsequent claim when appendant to claim 2, in which the determining means are arranged, if and only if the determination is negative, to provide to the driver a ticket that can be presented to allow the supply of goods and/or services.</claim-text> <claim-text>11. A system as claimed in claim 2 or any subsequent claim when appendant to claim 2, in which the determining means are arranged, if and only if the determination is positive, to detain the vehicle, or cause it to be detained.</claim-text> <claim-text>12. A system as claimed in claim 11, in which the determining means comprise means to actuate inhibiting means to inhibit operation of the vehcle.</claim-text> <claim-text>13. A system as claimed in claim 11 or 12, in which the determining means comprise means to report identifying information concerning the vehicle to an enforcement agency.</claim-text> <claim-text>14. A system as claimed in claim 11, 12 or 13, in which the determining means comprise means to report identifying information concerning the vehicle to means for tracking movements of the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>15. A system substantially according to any example hereinbefore described.</claim-text> <claim-text>16. A system substantially according to any example hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.</claim-text> <claim-text>17. A method of protecting a parking place or other area which is able to be visited or traversed by a vehicle for the purpose of incurring charges or obtaining resthcted goods or services in which method the area is provided with a vehicle RFID reader.</claim-text> <claim-text>18. A method as claimed in claim 16, in which determining means to which the reader is connected determine whether the vehicle ID read by the reader indicates that the vehicle is a suspicious vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>19. A method as claimed in claim 17, in which the determining means comprise a database of IDs of suspicious vehicles.</claim-text> <claim-text>20. A method as claimed in claim 18, in which said area is provided with an ANPR reader that reads the registration number of the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>21. A method as claimed in claim 19, in which the determining means check with a database whether the ID and registration number match.</claim-text> <claim-text>22. A method as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 21, in which control means, connected to the reader, control the prevention of a supply of goods or services to the vehicle or a driver thereof.</claim-text> <claim-text>23. A method as claimed in claim 22, in which the control means control the supply of fuel to the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>24. A method as claimed in claim 22 or 23, in which the control means control the supply of parking space to the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>25. A method as claimed in claim 22, 23 or 24, in which the control means control the supply of goods and/or services to the driver of the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>26. A method as claimed in claim 17 or any one of claims 18 to 25 when appendant to claim 17, in which the determining means, if and only if the determination is negative, provide to the driver a ticket that can be presented to allow the supply of goods and/or services.</claim-text> <claim-text>27. A method as claimed in daim 17 or any one of claims 18 to 25 when appendant to claim 17, in which the determining means, if and only if the determination is positive, detain the vehicle, or cause it to be detained.</claim-text> <claim-text>28. A method as claimed hi claim 27, in which the determining means actuate inhibiting means to inhibit operation of the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>29. A method as claimed in claim 27 or 28, in which the determining means report identifying information concerning the vehicle to an enforcement agency.</claim-text> <claim-text>30. A method as claimed in claim 27,28 or 29, in which the determining means report identifying information concerning the vehicle to means for tracking movements of the vehicle.</claim-text> <claim-text>31. A method of protecting an area, substantially according to any example hereinbefore described.</claim-text> <claim-text>32. A method of protecting an area, substantially according to any example hereinbefore deschbed with reference to the accompanying drawings.</claim-text> <claim-text>33. A system in which there are vehicle fuel supply means and an RFID reader to read a vehicle ID from an RFID device of a vehicle located to be supplied with fuel from the supply means and connected to control the supply of fuel from the means to the vehicle.Amendments to the claims have been filed as followsCLAIMS1.A system comprising a parking place or other area which is able to be visited or traversed by a vehicle for the purpose of incurring charges or obtaining restricted goods or services and comprises a vehicle RFID reader adapted or arranged to read an RFID device of a vehicle visiting or traversing said area to read an ID of the vehicle and connected to control means to control the incurring of said charges or the obtaining of said goods or services.
- 2.A system as claimed in claim 1, which comprises determining means to which the reader is connected to determine whether the vehicle ID read by the reader indicates that the vehicle is a suspicious vehicle.
- 3.A system as claimed in claim 2, in which the determining means comprise a database of IDs of suspicious vehicles.
- 4.A system as claimed in claim 3, in which said area comprises an ANFR reader to read the registration number of the vehicle.
- 5.A system as claimed in claim 4, which comprises a database to which the determining means are connected to check whether the ID and registration number match.
- 6.A system as claimed in any preceding claim, which comprises, connected to the reader, control means to control the prevention of a supply of goods or services to the vehicle or a driver thereof.l.A system as claimed in claimS, in which the control means are arranged to control the supply of fuel to the vehicle.8.A system as claimed in claim 6 or 7, in which the control means are arranged to control the supply of parking space to the vehicle.0 9.A system as claimed in claim 6, 7 or 8, in which the control means are arranged to control the supply of goods and/or cr4 services to the driver of the vehicle.1O.A system as claimed in claim 2 or any subsequent claim when appendant to claim 2, in which the determining means are arranged, if and only if the determination is negative, to provide to the driver a ticket that can be presented to allow the supply of goods and/or services.11.A system as claimed in claim 2 or any subsequent claim when appendant to claim 2, in which the determining means are arranged, if and only if the determination is positive, to detain the vehicle, or cause it to be detained.12.A system as claimed in claim 11, in which the determining means comprise means to actuate inhibiting means to inhibit operation of the vehicle.13.A system as claimed in claim 11 or 12, in which the determining means comprise means to report identifying information concerning the vehicle to an enforcement agency.14.A system as claimed in claim 11, 12 or 13, in which the determining means comprise means to report identifying information concerning the vehicle to means for tracking movements of the vehicle.15.A system substantially according to any example herenbefore described.16.A system substantially according to any example hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.17.A method of protecting a parking place or other area which is able to be visited or traversed by a vehicle for the purpose of incurring charges or obtaining restricted goods or services in which method the area is provided with a vehicle RFID reader.18. A method as claimed in claim 16, in which determining means to which the reader is connected determine whether the vehicle ID read by the reader indicates that the vehicle is a suspicious vehicle.19.A method as claimed in claim 17, in which the determining means compdse a database of IDs of suspicious vehicles.20.A method as claimed in claim 18, in which said area is provided with an ANFR reader that reads the registration number of the vehicle.21.A method as claimed in claim 19, in which the determining means check with a database whether the ID and registration number match.22.A method as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 21, in which control means, connected to the reader, control the prevention of a supply of goods or services to the vehicle or a driver thereof.23.A method as claimed in claim 22, in which the control means control the supply of fuel to the vehicle.24.A method as claimed in claim 22 or 23, in which the control means control the supply of parking space to the vehicle.25.A method as claimed in claim 22, 23 or 24, in which the control means control the supply of goods and/or services to C the driver of the vehicle.26.A method as claimed in claim 17 or any one of claims 18 to 25 when appendant to claim 17, in which the (\J 20 determining means, if and only if the determination is negative, provide to the driver a ticket that can be presented to allow the supply of goods and/or services.27.A method as claimed in claim 17 or any one of claims 18 to 25 when appendant to claim 17, in which the determining means, if and only if the determination is positive, detain the vehicle, or cause it to be detained.28.A method as claimed in claim 27, in which the determining means actuate inhibiting means to inhibit operation of the vehicle.29.A method as claimed in claim 27 or 28, in which the determining means report identifying information concerning the vehicle to an enforcement agency.30.A method as claimed in claim 27,28 or 29, in which the determining means report identifying information concerning the vehicle to means for tracking movements of the vehice.31.A method of protecting an area, substantially according to any example hereinbefore described.32.A method of protecting an area, substantially according to any example hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.33.A system in which there are vehicle fuel supply means and an RFID reader to read a vehicle ID from an RFID device of a vehicle located to be supplied with fuel from the supply means and connected to control the supply of fuel from the means to the vehicle. (4 r (4</claim-text>
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