Patent ID: 8374909

Claim:
A method for duration-based billing, the method comprising: providing, by a third-party entity computer, an unlimited toll-utilization service option; receiving, by a toll-rental entity computer coupled to the third-party entity computer, information identifying a plurality of vehicles to which the unlimited toll-utilization service option applies; collecting, by a toll authority computer coupled to the toll-rental entity computer, toll data; receiving, by the toll-rental entity computer, the toll data; determining, by the toll-rental entity computer, whether the toll data comprises data identifying at least one of the plurality of vehicles; responsive to a positive determination, the toll-rental entity computer billing the third-party entity for toll usage by the identified at least one of the plurality of vehicles wherein the information comprises rental-agreement data for a plurality of customers of the third-party entity that have accepted the unlimited toll-utilization service option; and wherein the unlimited toll-utilization service option allows use of a toll authority an unlimited number of times for a duration of service for a fixed subscription fee.