Arrangement for furnishing an indication of total fare including surcharges in an electronic taximeter

US3931508A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Kienzle Apparate GmbH · DE

Inventor

• Heinz Kelch · Königsfeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 1974
• Grant date: Jan 6, 1976
• Expiry date: Mar 22, 1994

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0284
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electronic taximeter for fare computation is supplemented in such manner as to be able to add any additional charges or surcharges to the normal fare upon actuation of a predetermined input means the result of such addition being indicated as a sum on the electronic indicating means. Upon release of the input means or upon actuation of other input means this sum is decomposed by subtraction to the original amounts of the normal fare and the surcharges. The input means may be the key provided for switching off the waiting time charge at the end of a trip or it may be a special key for this purpose.