| 摘要 |
<p>A method for debiting tolls against vehicles travelling on multiple toll road networks (2-4), the tolls incurred in each toll road network being processing by a separate toll collection system (4-6), the method including the steps of: (a) creating a local user record identifying a user of a first of the toll road networks in a first local user identification register (19, 20) maintained by a first of the toll collections systems (14); (b) creating a global user record identifying the user in a global user identification register (30-31) maintained by a central tolling information exchange (28); (c) detecting the presence of a user identification device associated with the user on a second toll road network (3); (d) attempting to locate a second local user record identifying the user from a second local user identification register (21, 22) maintained by a second of the toll collection systems (5), and if unsuccessful; (e) attempting to locate the global user record identifying the user from the global user identification register (30, 31), and if successful; (f) deriving a toll charge incurred by the user on the second toll road network.</p> |
