Prepaid available number-of-times-of-unitary-use storage medium for making use of pay services, initial value-setting system and device, and operating system
March 3, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesElectronic vehicle toll collection system and method Toll collection system Communication processing device of toll collecting system Method and system for monitoring the proper operation of a debiting device Toll collection system, on board unit and toll collection method Method and system for accumulating marginal discounts and applying an associated incentive upon achieving threshold Patent #: 6611811 InventorApplicationNo. 09868619 filed on 03/03/2001US Classes:705/400, FOR COST/PRICE705/13, Transportation facility access (e.g., fare, toll, parking)705/14Distribution or redemption of coupon, or incentive or promotion programExaminersPrimary: Hayes, John W.Assistant: Jabr, Fadey Foreign Patent References
International ClassesG06F 17/00G06G 7/00 G07B 15/00 G07B 15/02 AbstractAn initial value-setting system (10) for setting the initial available numbers of times of unitary use (P) of prepaid available number-of-times-of-unitary-use storage media (8) for making use of a certain toll or pay service, the initial value-setting system (10) comprising a means for receiving purchase-application data on each medium (8) including its purchase date and time (DT) through a communication network (N), a storage area for storing the opening date and time (DTS) of advance sale of the media (8), a storage area for storing the closing date and time (DTO) of the advance sale, a storage area for storing the closing date and time (DTE) of ordinary sale, as distinct from the advance sale, of the media (8), and an initial value-setting means for setting the initial numbers (P) of media (8) with purchase dates and times (DT) between the opening and closing dates and times (DTS and DTO) higher than those (P) of media (8) with purchase dates and times (DT) between the closing dates and times (DTO and DTE). | |
