US 12,354,066 B2
Combining user device identity with vehicle information for traffic zone detection
Reza Hussain Hussaini, Redmond, WA (US); Hendrawan Susanto, Issaquah, WA (US); and Erie Lai Har Lau, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/161,176.
Application 18/161,176 is a continuation of application No. 16/692,481, filed on Nov. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,587,049.
Prior Publication US 2023/0177476 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/08 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G07B 15/06 (2011.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 20/0855 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/102 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3223 (2013.01); G07B 15/063 (2013.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); G06Q 2240/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
based on traffic data for a defined geographical area, selecting, by network equipment comprising a processing system including a processor, coordinates for a traffic zone in a portion of the defined geographical area, wherein the coordinates for the traffic zone are selected to reduce traffic congestion in the defined geographical area to a first defined amount of traffic while maintaining at least a second defined amount of traffic zone usage fees in the traffic zone;
detecting, by the network equipment, via a roadside unit sensing device, vehicle information of a vehicle that has entered the traffic zone wherein the roadside unit sensing device is configured to detect and report traffic details;
monitoring, by the network equipment and via the roadside unit sensing device, the vehicle while the vehicle is in the traffic zone to obtain monitored information comprising the traffic details;
generating, by the network equipment, billing metadata associated with the vehicle based on the monitored information; and
transmitting, by the network equipment, the billing metadata associated with the vehicle to a billing engine, wherein the traffic data comprises vehicle data indicative of vehicle traffic in the defined geographical area, and wherein the vehicle comprises an autonomous vehicle.