MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611022895 A) filed by Panipat Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Samalkha, Haryana, on Feb. 26, for 'an intelligent automated toll plaza traffic decongestion system with dynamic lane diversion for hybrid electronic and manual payment scenarios.'
Inventor(s) include Prof. Poonam Panwar.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an intelligent automated toll plaza traffic decongestion system designed to manage vehicular flow under hybrid electronic and manual payment scenarios. The system performs real-time detection of electronic toll payment status of approaching vehicles and automatically controls lane assignment and barrier operation based on transaction eligibility. Vehicles with successful electronic payment verification are permitted uninterrupted passage, while vehicles with insufficient payment balance are dynamically diverted to a designated alternative payment lane for rapid transaction processing. The system integrates vehicle detection modules, lane control units, dynamic diversion mechanisms, automated barriers, and a centralized traffic management platform with traffic optimization capability. By preventing lane blockage and reducing manual intervention, the invention significantly improves toll plaza throughput, minimizes waiting time, reduces fuel consumption and emissions, and enhances operational efficiency and reliability of toll collection infrastructure."
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