I-PASS Electronic Toll Pass Transponder, circa 2006
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Artifact Overview
This electronic collection device reduced collection time on Illinois toll roads. Drivers mounted the device on the interior of an automobile windshield. The device sent out an electronic signal to the toll plaza and the toll was deducted from the driver's prepaid account as they cruised through the gates. Devices like this were introduced in the 1990s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Transponder
Date Made
circa 2006
Creators
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2011.95.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Allison Partain Miller.
Material
Plastic
Color
Ivory (Color)
Black (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height : 3 in
Width: 3.4375 in
Length: 1 in
Inscriptions
Front upper decal: YOU MUST CALL 1-800-926-6500 TO ACTIVATE / [...] / TRANSPONDER MUST BE ACTIVATED WITHIN 2 YEARS OF PURCHASE DATE. / [...] / SERIAL # 01503490085 / ACCOUNT # 2556484
Front lower decal: I PASS / 1-800-UC-IPASS / G3B*01503490085* / barcode
Stamped into verso: MARK IV / FCC ID: JQU801350 / IC: 2665A-801350 / UNITED STATES PATENT NO.S / 4,870,419; 4,937,581
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